Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 55 2693 45815 Osprey 0 0 68 Bald Eagle 1 24 284 Northern Harrier 7 66 592 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 111 7773 Cooper's Hawk 6 89 491 Northern Goshawk 0 2 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 225 522 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6115 Red-tailed Hawk 68 1629 3866 Rough-legged Hawk 2 9 18 Golden Eagle 1 32 50 American Kestrel 0 2 1205 Merlin 0 4 124 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 44 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 7 Unknown Buteo 0 10 35 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Falcon 0 2 6 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 147 4900 67024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.75 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Visitors: Surprising number of visitors on the tower today! Most from the Windsor area, and I got to chat with them about stuff like the raptor migration, optics, and other such topics! Weather: It was a beautiful day, despite the disappointing strong SW winds. Raptor Observations: It was a surprisingly good day! It didn't take long for me to figure out how the day was going to go....nearly constant scoping of the North shore. Of the 147 total raptors recorded, maybe about 35 were visible to the naked eye. All 3 of today's highlights occurred between 11-12, first with two Rough-legged Hawks, one following shortly after the other, then an un-aged Golden Eagle at about 11:45. Unfortunately the Goldie was distant, and I could only make out some white/pale on the upperwing, but not underwing of tail. Non-raptor Observations: Many of the ducks normally on the marsh were hiding from the wind for most of the day. For the full eBird checklist, go to http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32462620 Predictions: Strong North winds all day, hopefully we will get a good push of raptors! Plus partially cloudy skies for spotting! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens (seanjenniskens@hotmail.com) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/