Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 2 12 12 Osprey 23 51 51 Bald Eagle 22 34 34 Northern Harrier 34 90 90 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1177 1768 1768 Cooper's Hawk 10 17 17 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 99 129 129 Red-tailed Hawk 1 11 11 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 38 185 185 Merlin 9 14 14 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 1415 2313 2313 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Jim McCoy Visitors: Three visitors today helped spot many passing birds. Weather: Foggy early this morning followed by heavy rain showers. The rain stopped mid-morning, but there were a few showers throughout the remainder of the day. Winds initially were out of the northeast but shifted around to the west/southwest by the end of the day. Temperatures ranged from 17-24 C. Clouds were around for most of the day, but the sun peaked through for about an hour this afternoon. Raptor Observations: A great day of migration today. Many species put in good showings, but especially impressive were Sharp-shinned Hawks, Bald Eagles, Merlin, and Osprey. As soon as there wasn't heavy rain in the sky, raptors were on the move today. Non-raptor Observations: Today's highlight was the 355 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds that zipped past. Also a good showing by Common Nighthawk (31). Lots of warblers were around today, with the majority being Magnolia, Black-throated Green, and Nashville Warblers. Claude Radley reported a Whip-poor-will calling around 8:15 this evening in the park. Common Loon 1, Pied-billed Grebe 50, Double-crested Cormorant 70, Great Blue Heron 20, Great Egret 8, Black-crowned Night-Heron 2, Mute Swan 60, Canada Goose 15, Wood Duck 16, Mallard 400, Blue-winged Teal 6, Northern Shoveler 4, Gadwall 1, American Wigeon 1, Common Moorhen 5, American Coot 110, Greater Yellowlegs 2, Spotted Sandpiper 2, Bonaparteâs Gull 1, Ring-billed Gull 14, Herring Gull 8, Caspian Tern 5, Black Tern 16, Rock Pigeon 1, Mourning Dove 2, Common Nighthawk 31, Chimney Swift 12, Ruby-throated Hummingbird 355, Belted Kingfisher 2, Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, Downy Woodpecker 2, Northern Flicker 2, Eastern Wood-Pewee 1, Least Flycatcher 1,Great Crested Flycatcher 1, Purple Martin 50, Tree Swallow 100, Northern Rough-winged Swallow 50, Barn Swallow 25, Blue Jay 1, Black-capped Chickadee 2, Carolina Wren 1, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4, American Robin 1, Gray Catbird 2, Cedar Waxwing 261, European Starling 10, Warbling Vireo 2, Red-eyed Vireo 1, Nashville Warbler 5, Chestnut-sided Warbler 1, Magnolia Warbler 9, Cape May Warbler 1, Black-throated Blue Warbler 2, Black-throated Green Warbler 5, Blackburnian Warbler 1, Bay-breasted Warbler 1, Blackpoll Warbler 1, American Redstart 1, Wilsonâs Warbler 3, Northern Cardinal 5, Bobolink 62, Red-winged Blackbird 50, Common Grackle 6, American Goldfinch 475. Black Saddlebags 8, Common Green Darner 500, Monarch 75. Predictions: Chance of a Thunderstorm. Mostly Cloudy. High: 21 C. Wind SSE 5 km/h. 60 percent chance of precipitation. There should be some birds that made it into the region today that will be looking to move tomorrow. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Stephen Kolbe ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
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