Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 26, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1 1694 48422 Osprey 0 3 56 Bald Eagle 0 49 285 Northern Harrier 18 166 569 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 149 7773 Cooper's Hawk 2 36 322 Northern Goshawk 0 5 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 16 125 428 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 36348 Red-tailed Hawk 23 1081 2440 Rough-legged Hawk 0 17 23 Golden Eagle 0 50 76 American Kestrel 0 7 1026 Merlin 0 5 74 Peregrine Falcon 0 8 54 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 23 Unknown Buteo 0 24 224 Unknown Eagle 0 3 5 Unknown Falcon 0 1 7 Unknown Raptor 0 1 47 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 61 3425 98215 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.75 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Dennis Patrick, Gwen Patrick, Jim McCoy Visitors: Ian Woodfield from Windsor spent a couple of hours on the tower, getting to see some Pipits bobbing around, a muskrat eat many meals, and the first few Red-tails of the day! Weather: Overcast through the day. Winds were much calmer (5km/h) than the past while, which made it a little easier for keeping warm. North winds were also a very welcome change! Raptor Observations: Red-shouldered Hawks, Red-tailed Hawks, and Northern Harriers all put in a good showing today, coming through in small bunches of up to 5 or 6 birds at a time. One lonely Turkey Vulture, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk and 2 Cooper's Hawks gave a little more variety to the day. Having the birds fly overhead rather than across the far north edge of the marsh was another welcome change. Non-raptor Observations: A thin layer of ice across most of the marsh kept a lot of waterfowl away, with Mallards, Canada Geese, Tundra and Mute Swans being seen flying by. One large murder of crows announced their presence before showing up over the treeline and making their way in a big cloud across the marsh. American Pipits, Pine Siskins, and American Goldfinches also filtered across the tower as the day went on. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20693583 Predictions: -1C with NW winds in the morning and 2C with west winds and some flurries in the afternoon. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jenna McDermott (jmcdermo@alumni.uoguelph.ca) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/