Holiday Beach Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 236 236 Osprey 0 67 67 Bald Eagle 0 78 78 Northern Harrier 4 253 253 Sharp-shinned Hawk 74 3895 3895 Cooper's Hawk 3 114 114 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 16 17726 17726 Red-tailed Hawk 0 139 139 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 1 755 755 Merlin 1 42 42 Peregrine Falcon 1 19 19 Unknown Accipiter 0 5 5 Unknown Buteo 0 6 6 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 101 23340 23340 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Justin Bosler Observers: Claude Radley, Jim McCoy, Olga Klekner Visitors: Steve Wagner and Patrick Tomlinson from the Cincinatti area of Ohio up for their second day, in addition to Jim McCoy, Olga Klekner, Claude Radley, and Frank Dolby. Weather: Overcast to mostly cloudy skies with calm Southeast to South-southeast winds in the AM increasing to 4 to 7 mph by early PM. Warm and humid with temps. ranging from 21.5 to 24C. Poor visibility all day at less than 10 km. Raptor Observations: Average of about 2 raptors per hour up until 1030 EST when clearing skies encouraged some Sharpies and Broadwings to lift off and start westward. The first ADULT Red-shouldered Hawk of the season passed by at 1405 EST. Non-raptor Observations: 10 species of waterfowl, Black-crowned Night-heron- 6 (3 ads., 3 juvs.), Bald Eagle- 6 locals, Shorebirds included Killdeer(10), Semi-p. Plover(1), Greater(1) and Lesser(9) Yellowlegs. A few other distant fly-by sandpipers not ID'ed. Eastern Screech-Owl- 1, Chimney Swift- 8, Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 4, Red-headed Woodpecker- 1 ad., Alder Flycatcher- 1 (calling today), Blue Jay- 14,100+, American Crow- 7, Swainson's Thrush- 1, Red-eyed Vireo- 1, Low diversity of warblers on the ground; only 5 species noted. 2 Cape Mays, including 1 AHY male, were the highlights. Cedar Waxwing- 65, Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 2, Purple Finch- 1, American Goldfinch- 735, Other: Monarch- 12 Few dragonflies today. Predictions: More moisture building in from the South ahead of the front. Mostly cloudy skies with Southwest to West winds at 2 to 12 mph. High of 26C. Chance of rain showers around 50%. Just a reminder that there is still one more chance to come out and celebrate the Festival of Hawks this Saturday, 26 September. ======================================================================== 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/
