Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 06, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 12 12 Osprey 11 22 22 Bald Eagle 0 4 4 Northern Harrier 0 13 13 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 1 Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 5 5 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 36 36 Merlin 0 4 4 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 12 102 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 13:45:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Bob Pettit Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Chris Craft, Claude Radley, John Craft Visitors: Labor day visitors were steady but few (25) and they didn't stay long for the most part. A lot of dog walkers too. Weather: Started with sprinkles and ended with sprinkles. In between it was very comfortable. Sky mostly 100% overcast except for an hour in mid-coverage. Temperature 20C first four hours then 23-24C. Wind from south south west 6-11kmph (4-7 mph) but faster along beach. Barometer steady at 30.00 in Hg. Humidity in 60s early and 50s last three hours. Raptor Observations: Ospreys were the winners today. Most were going west along the beach of Lake Erie but several were over Big Creek Marsh north of the tower. Ring-billed Gulls made a steady stream along the beach too and each had to be viewed to sort out Ospreys. One lone Kestrel was recorded. One adult Bald Eagle drifted along the beach westward then acted like a resident by cutting out over the marsh and milling around. Non-raptor Observations: Again when the hawks are not moving the non-raptors seem to get the spotlight. The following were seen or heard from the tower. No viewing was done along trails or along the road or woods edge. Highlights include Traill's Flycatcher and Yellow-breasted Chat. Double-crested Cormorant-3, Great Blue Heron-2, Great Egret-4, Mute Swan-18, Canada Goose-18, Wood Duck-1, Mallard-20, Blue-winged Teal-3, American Wigeon-, Killdeer-2, Sandpiper Species-1, Ring-billed Gull-52, Rock Pigeon-1, Chimney Swift-15, Ruby-throated Hummingbird-1, Downy Woodpecker-1, *âTraillâsâ Flycatcher-4, Least Flycatcher-1, Empidonax Species-2, Purple Martin-35, Tree Swallow-24, Northern Rough-winged Swallow-10, Cliff Swallow-39, Barn Swallow-17, Swallow Species-75, Blue Jay-1, Black-capped Chickadee-1, Carolina Wren-1, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher-11, American Robin-3, Gray Catbird-2, Cedar Waxwing-35, European Startling-2, Warbling Vireo-1, Red-eyed Vireo-2, Chestnut-sided Warbler-1, Blackburnian Warbler-1, Bay-breasted/Blackpoll Warbler-1, American Redstart-2, Northern Waterthrush-1, Wilsonâs Warbler-1, *Yellow-breasted Chat-1, Warbler Species-20, Northern Cardinal-2, Red-winged Blackbird-25, Baltimore Oriole-1, Blackbird Species-15, American Goldfinch-30. Monarch Butterfly-3. Predictions: Wind SW greater than 15 mph. 20% chance of rain. Temp to 80F. Festival of hawks this weekend... Sept 11-12 http://www.erca.org/events/events.details.cfm?id=262&year=2010&month=9 and next. Sept 18-19 http://www.erca.org/events/events.details.cfm?id=263&year=2010&month=9 ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Pettit ([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/
