Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1 236 236 Osprey 0 67 67 Bald Eagle 0 78 78 Northern Harrier 4 249 249 Sharp-shinned Hawk 52 3821 3821 Cooper's Hawk 1 111 111 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 17710 17710 Red-tailed Hawk 0 139 139 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 1 754 754 Merlin 3 40 40 Peregrine Falcon 1 18 18 Unknown Accipiter 0 5 5 Unknown Buteo 0 6 6 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 63 23239 23239 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Justin Bosler Observers: Judy Hawke, Sarah Rupert Visitors: A total of 17 visitors to the Tower today including Sarah Rupert and Wray and Judy Hawke. Weather: Overcast to mostly cloudy with a few sprinkles early in the first hour. South-southeast to Southeast winds at 1 to 7 mph, but noticeably stronger onshore flow along the lakeshore. Warm and humid with temps. ranging from 20.7 to about 25C. Raptor Observations: Not surprisingly, it was an incredibly slow September day with an average of about 9 raptors per hour. Non-raptor Observations: 10 species of waterfowl, Black-crowned Night-heron- 3, Bald Eagle- about 6 locals, Shorebirds included Killdeer(14), Greater(1) and Lesser(2) Yellowlegs, and Solitary Sandpiper(2). 3 Pectoral Sandpipers with 2 peep sp. yesterday, 20 Sep. Chimney Swift- 10, Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 6, presumed Alder Flycatcher- 1 (silent), Blue Jay- 4,175, Swainson's Thrush- 1, Blue-headed Vireo- 1, Low diversity of warblers on the ground; only 6 species noted. Cedar Waxwing- 85, Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 2 American Goldfinch- 125, Other: Monarch- 15 Few dragonflies today. Predictions: Similar warm and muggy conditions in place for tomorrow with more unfavorable South winds up to 8 mph. High of 26C. Chance of PM t-storms around 20%. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Justin Bosler ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
