Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 06, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 8 10 10 Osprey 6 13 13 Bald Eagle 7 11 11 Northern Harrier 28 46 46 Sharp-shinned Hawk 324 406 406 Cooper's Hawk 2 4 4 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 30 30 30 Red-tailed Hawk 7 10 10 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 62 129 129 Merlin 1 3 3 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: 475 662 662 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 10.5 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Larry Ludwicki, Tom Hince Weather: Mild temperatures again today ranged from 12-18 C. Heavy clouds early gave way to scattered clouds as the afternoon wore on. Fairly strong winds out of the north/northeast today. Raptor Observations: Another nice day of migration. Flight was again dominated by Sharp-shinned Hawks, American Kestrels, and Northern Harriers. The first Broad-winged Hawks of the season passed by today. Non-raptor Observations: Pied-billed Grebe 2, Double-crested Cormorant 37, Great Blue Heron 30, Great Egret 10, Black-crowned Night-Heron 3, Mute Swan 50, Canada Goose 54, Wood Duck 20, American Black Duck 1, Mallard 130, Northern Pintail 6, Blue-winged Teal 10, Northern Shoveler 10, American Wigeon 5, Sora 1, Common Moorhen 4, American Coot 10, Killdeer 1, Greater Yellowlegs 1, Lesser Yellowlegs 2, Solitary Sandpiper 1, Spotted Sandpiper 1, Ring-billed Gull 16, Herring Gull 14, Caspian Tern 8, Rock Pigeon 2, Mourning Dove 6, Common Nighthawk 10, Chimney Swift 5, Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11, Belted Kingfisher 2, Downy Woodpecker 1, Northern Flicker 3, Purple Martin 40, Tree Swallow 300, Northern Rough-winged Swallow 250, Bank Swallow 10, Cliff Swallow 25, Barn Swallow 250, Blue Jay 2, American Crow 3, Black-capped Chickadee 2, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6, Cedar Waxwing 107, European Starling 5000, Tennessee Warbler 1, Northern Parula 1, Chestnut-sided Warbler 1, Cape May Warbler 1, Blackburnian Warbler 1, Blackpoll Warbler 10, Black-and-white Warbler 2, American Redstart 5, Common Yellowthroat 1, Northern Cardinal 4, Bobolink 4, Red-winged Blackbird 125, Common Grackle 30, American Goldfinch 129. Black Saddlebags 2, Common Green Darner 4, Monarch 12. Predictions: Chance of Rain. Mostly Cloudy. High: 18 C. Wind NNE 22 km/h. 40% chance of precipitation. As long as it isn't pouring all day, there will be birds moving again tomorrow. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Stephen Kolbe ([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/
