Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 1 2 2 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 5 5 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 14 14 Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 2 2 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 5 5 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 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: 2 29 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Bob Pettit Observers: Visitors: Several families with young kids and animals visited as a part of their long Labour Day weekend. Many had tales of surviving the night's rain storm. Weather: Temp 21.8-25.9 C; Wind W to NW 3-7 km; Rel. Humidity 84-73 %; Overcast with two good showers that got me off the tower. Raptor Observations: Two late birds. Sharpie and Osprey 12-1. Non-raptor Observations: There was no movement on the ground and little in the marsh. No birds in trees a base of tower. I didn't look very hard for activity in the marsh. Great Blue Heron-2, Northern Shoveler-2, Common Moorhen-2, Killdeer-1, Solitary Sandpiper-1, Spotted Sandpiper-1, Ring-billed Gull-51, Rock Pigeon-1, Mourning Dove-1, Chimney Swift-1, Ruby-throated Hummingbird-2, Belted Kingfisher-1, Downy Woodpecker-1, Purple Martin-560, Tree Swallow-11, Northern Rough-winged Swallow-4, Barn Swallow-16, Swallow Species-375, Blue Jay-3, American Crow-1, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher-2, Gray Catbird-1, Cedar Waxwing-15, European Starling-33, Warbling Vireo-1, Northern Cardinal-2, Bobolink-3, Red-winged Blackbird-43, Common Grackle-40, American Goldfinch-43 Predictions: Mostly cloudy. An isolated light shower. Highs 64-68 F (18-20 C). North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Hawk Festivals Sept 17-18, 24-25. ======================================================================== 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 [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
