Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2215 40126 Osprey 0 0 40 Bald Eagle 0 34 195 Northern Harrier 0 79 500 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 217 5670 Cooper's Hawk 1 42 211 Northern Goshawk 0 1 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 172 366 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7325 Red-tailed Hawk 5 1170 2181 Rough-legged Hawk 0 13 14 Golden Eagle 0 8 15 American Kestrel 0 9 1436 Merlin 1 8 63 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: 7 3982 58284 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Craig Evans Observers: Visitors: Dave and Linda, as well as Chip for Colchester were welcomed visitors to the tower today. Weather: Today had overcast skies and gusty winds from the west similar to yesterday. The sun never did make an appearance. Temperatures were around -2 C but felt much more comfortable in the afternoon, compared with the previous day and a half as the winds diminished. Raptor Observations: A Coopers Hawk and a Merlin were observed flying past the tower today. These individuals were also caught, banded and released by one of our licensed banders. [5] Red-tailed Hawks were also observed and again, they seemed to struggle with the west winds. Bald Eagles were seen throughout the day. Non-raptor Observations: Several large flocks of Canvasback were flying over the lake, even extending over the tower and were estimated at approximately 8000 individuals. What a sight! Many gulls were flying over today including a large number of Herring Gulls. https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50283149 Predictions: Light to moderate winds from the south and snow flurries are expected for much of the day. Temperatures are forecast to reach 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