Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 1086 50939 Osprey 0 1 83 Bald Eagle 0 6 177 Northern Harrier 3 72 738 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 132 8226 Cooper's Hawk 0 10 193 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 115 347 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 16636 Red-tailed Hawk 0 696 1489 Rough-legged Hawk 0 7 7 Golden Eagle 0 17 37 American Kestrel 0 4 1520 Merlin 0 2 60 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 46 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 17 Unknown Buteo 0 21 103 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Raptor 0 0 23 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 3 2172 80646 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Jim McCoy Weather: Rain in the morning made for a late start to the count. Though it cleared up a bit, there was still a cold misty drizzle that carried on for the majority of the day. This also put a hamper on visibility; allowing us only to see as far as the edges of the marsh. Wind was from the NW and picked up to around 15kph. Raptor Observations: There's not much to say, really. Good winds were foiled by the rain and 3 Northern Harriers made their way across the marsh, at least much closer than the birds have been these past days. A Red-tailed Hawk was seen hunting, but didn't migrate. Non-raptor Observations: Nothing really was flying and most of the ducks in the marsh seemed to be hiding as well. 10 Bonaparte's Gulls appeared around midday and carried on quickly, along with a small group of starlings. A fair sized group of American Crows suddenly started making a huge ruckus and rose out of the forest where the Bald Eagle nest is, flew to the east a bit, and seemed satisfied to stay there, again silent. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S25782154 Predictions: A sunny day with low W and SW winds ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jenna McDermott (jmcdermo@alumni.uoguelph.ca) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/