Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 67 325 325 Osprey 4 59 59 Bald Eagle 2 73 73 Northern Harrier 5 161 161 Sharp-shinned Hawk 72 1899 1899 Cooper's Hawk 2 82 82 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 4988 4988 Red-tailed Hawk 1 101 101 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 9 631 631 Merlin 5 38 38 Peregrine Falcon 0 18 18 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 2 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Black Vulture 0 1 1 Total: 167 8383 8383 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Todd Pepper Observers: Dennis Patrick, Gwen Gidge, Jim McCoy, Kory Renaud Visitors: Gary and Lisa from Traverse, Michigan were back (disappointingly without date cookies); Patricia and Mike from Toronto were back for a 2nd visit; a couple from Charlevoix, Michigan; 2 couples from the Detroit area; and 6 people from the Windsor/Essex County area. Weather: Nice Day with temperatures between 14 & 22C, slight winds out of the south-west, partly cloudy most of the day. Raptor Observations: A slower day than yesterday with only 167 raptors of 9 species. Non-raptor Observations: A reasonable movement of Blue Jays at 9,394; a large number of small flocks of American Goldfinch totalling 451 birds; the first movement of flocks of Kinglets - likely Golden-crowned given the date; 4 Lesser Yellowlegs; and the 1st Snow Goose of the season. Predictions: Warm, with slight winds out of the south-west again. ======================================================================== 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/
