Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 26, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 5 7975 56095 Osprey 0 1 77 Bald Eagle 2 103 259 Northern Harrier 5 82 506 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 503 5358 Cooper's Hawk 3 99 282 Northern Goshawk 0 5 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 706 839 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 5366 Red-tailed Hawk 31 2523 3502 Rough-legged Hawk 1 25 42 Golden Eagle 1 81 93 American Kestrel 0 4 1371 Merlin 1 7 77 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 62 Unknown Accipiter 0 3 7 Unknown Buteo 0 3 20 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 11 Short-eared Owl 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 52 12133 73976 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Visitors: A few visitors came up the tower birefly, but none stayed long. Weather: Winds were briefly out of the west first thing but quickly switched to the southwest. Clouds were minimal throughout the day. Raptor Observations: Not a bad day, with a trickle of birds throughout. Highlights include a young Golden Eagle shortly after 11am, a light morph Roughie, and a Merlin towards the end of the count. Non-raptor Observations: There was a bit of a finch flight today, with 3 House, 2 Purple, 22 Pine Siskin, and 294 American Goldfinch. The local Muskrats seem to be a daily appearance now. Full eBird cheklist can be found here: https://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40762939?share=true Predictions: Winds are briefly supposed to be light and out of the north in the morning but switch to southeast for the afternoon. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens (seanjenniskens@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