Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 21, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 48 2175 40086 Osprey 0 0 40 Bald Eagle 7 33 194 Northern Harrier 19 72 493 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 211 5664 Cooper's Hawk 0 36 205 Northern Goshawk 0 1 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 13 152 346 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7325 Red-tailed Hawk 100 977 1988 Rough-legged Hawk 3 12 13 Golden Eagle 0 8 15 American Kestrel 0 9 1436 Merlin 0 6 61 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 48 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 22 Unknown Buteo 0 6 51 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 5 Unknown Raptor 0 1 10 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Total: 192 3706 58008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Craig Evans Observers: Visitors: Pat Schiller and Chip from Colchester made visits to the tower today. Weather: The morning began with overcast skies, a temperature of 1.3 C and moderate winds from the west southwest. The skies cleared in the afternoon and winds shifted to the northwest, then the north northwest. Visibility increased as the day went on. Raptor Observations: The morning began slowly but the action picked up after the winds shifted north. [19] Northern Harrier including [10] adult males were observed today. [2] light morph and another dark morph Rough-legged Hawk were also observed. [100] Red-tailed Hawks, [13] Red-shouldered Hawks and [2] Sharp-shinned Hawks were counted. And [7] Bald Eagles, in addition to another few hanging around, proceeded with their migration today. Non-raptor Observations: Many different sized groups of Sandhill Cranes totaling 318 individuals were flying over the tower all day today and were calling. American Crows - 795 https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50120352 Predictions: Temperatures are not expected to get above 0 C tomorrow. Light winds are expected in the morning from the east with a mix of sun and could. In the afternoon, winds are expected to increase and there is a chance of snow flurries the afternoon. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Craig Evans (c...@hotmail.com) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
