Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 202 202 Osprey 0 117 117 Bald Eagle 0 127 127 Northern Harrier 1 307 307 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 5074 5074 Cooper's Hawk 1 249 249 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 41793 41793 Red-tailed Hawk 0 61 61 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 1036 1036 Merlin 0 55 55 Peregrine Falcon 0 12 12 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 4 Unknown Buteo 0 3 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown Raptor 0 5 5 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 4 49049 49049 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 13:45:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 2.25 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Visitors: Members of the ERCA Board of Directors visited Holiday Beach today. They visited the bird banding lab, the hawk tower, and the new HBMO office. It was a little wet, but that didn't dampen anyone's spirits. Weather: Steady rain for the majority of the day delayed the opening of the count. Rainfall finally ceased mid-afternoon. West/northwest winds. Raptor Observations: A few migrants after the rain let up. The local Bald Eagles were hanging around the marsh, as was a pair of Osprey. Non-raptor Observations: A small flock of warblers and vireos were flitting around the base of the tower this afternoon. Pied-billed Grebe 30, Double-crested Cormorant 40, Great Blue Heron 15, Great Egret 2, Mute Swan 70, Canada Goose 15, Wood Duck 20, American Black Duck 1, Mallard 75, Northern Pintail 6, Blue-winged Teal 8, Northern Shoveler 4, Gadwall 2, American Wigeon 2, Common Moorhen 2, American Coot 100, Killdeer 2, Spotted Sandpiper 2, Ring-billed Gull 20, Herring Gull 2, Caspian Tern 1, Mourning Dove 1, Chimney Swift 14, Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1, Belted Kingfisher 2, Downy Woodpecker 2, Northern Flicker 1, Tree Swallow 200, Northern Rough-winged Swallow 100, Barn Swallow 100, Blue Jay 320, American Crow 1, Black-capped Chickadee 4, Carolina Wren 1, American Robin 1, Gray Catbird 3, Cedar Waxwing 8, Philadelphia Vireo 1, Red-eyed Vireo 1, Tennessee Warbler 1, Nashville Warbler 1, Northern Parula 1, Magnolia Warbler 1, Yellow-rumped Warbler 2, Black-throated Green Warbler 1, Bay-breasted Warbler 1, Blackpoll Warbler 3, American Redstart 2, Common Yellowthroat 1, Wilsons Warbler 1, Northern Cardinal 5, Red-winged Blackbird 5, American Goldfinch 5. Monarch 1. Predictions: Sunny breaks tomorrow with a slight chance of a few sprinkles. Winds light and variable with a high of 18 C. This Saturday and Sunday, we are hosting the Festival of Hawks here at Holiday Beach. Come on out and enjoy some fun activities and watch some hawks! ======================================================================== 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/
