Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 26, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2211 40122 Osprey 0 0 40 Bald Eagle 0 34 195 Northern Harrier 1 79 500 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 217 5670 Cooper's Hawk 0 41 210 Northern Goshawk 0 1 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 172 366 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7325 Red-tailed Hawk 2 1160 2171 Rough-legged Hawk 0 13 14 Golden Eagle 0 8 15 American Kestrel 0 9 1436 Merlin 0 7 62 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: 3 3966 58268 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 12:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 3.5 hours Official Counter: Craig Evans Observers: Weather: Heavy rain and some snow in the morning. At the start of the count, there was still some light mixed precipitation, which soon ended. Strong northwest winds up to 25 mph persisted. Snow flurries began again near the end of the count. Temperatures were approximately 2 C and humidity 80% Raptor Observations: Despite the northwest winds, only 2 Red-tailed Hawks took their time soaring in the winds, eventually crossing together to the north, which was followed minutes later by a Northern Harrier. The weather system before and the one after seemed to be impeding migration here today. 3 Bald Eagles were around the marsh. Non-raptor Observations: There was not too much activity around the tower or in the marsh today. Some Dark-eyed Junco, Black-capped Chickadee and Golden-crowed Kinglets were observed. https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50251074 Predictions: Tomorrow morning should be a mix of sun and clouds at -2 C. The wind is forecast from the west and will be moderate to strong, though not as strong as yesterday. It is expected to cloud over in the afternoon with temperatures reaching a high of 0 C. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Craig Evans (cpe4@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