Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 13 13 Osprey 0 20 20 Bald Eagle 1 9 9 Northern Harrier 4 22 22 Sharp-shinned Hawk 30 147 147 Cooper's Hawk 1 5 5 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 161 161 Red-tailed Hawk 1 14 14 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 8 85 85 Merlin 1 8 8 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Black Vulture 0 1 1 Total: 46 489 489 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Todd Pepper Observers: Visitors: Eight visitors from Windsor and Essex County municipalties; a couple from Ridgetown; a couple from West Bloomfield Michigan; and, a gentleman from Montreal, Quebec came up for a visit and helped to keep me awake. Weather: Another warm and humid day with temperatures ranging from 20C to 27C. Very light winds that started the day from the north-west and ended the day from the south. Raptor Observations: A slow day with only 46 individuals of 7 species. The first 10 minutes of the count saw 6 birds of 6 species fly directly over the tower, but instead of a precursor to a great day it turned out to be the highlight of the day. Non-raptor Observations: There was little migration of any kind today. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds seemed to like the light winds as 8 flew over. Between the hours of 9 and 10 EST 7 Sharp-shinned Hawks flew over and 5 of the 7 had an accompanying flock of Chimney Swifts ranging from 3 - 24 Swifts per flock for a total of 45 Chimney Swifts. Only 1 of the 5 American White Pelicans was seen today. Large numbers of waders with 27 Great Blue Heron, 109 Great Egret and 3 Green Heron. Also a nice-crisp winter plumage Spotted Sandpiper. Predictions: The weather forecast is for cooler temperatures and 30 millimetres of rain over night and perhaps into Saturday morning, with strong winds out of the north-west. Could be good for Peregrines. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Todd Pepper ([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/
