Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 24, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 404 22895 25597 Osprey 0 16 82 Bald Eagle 1 29 127 Northern Harrier 7 134 369 Sharp-shinned Hawk 45 1783 5105 Cooper's Hawk 4 269 415 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 41 183 195 Broad-winged Hawk 0 94 6055 Red-tailed Hawk 41 389 664 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 4 6 American Kestrel 8 146 901 Merlin 0 21 73 Peregrine Falcon 1 23 48 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 8 Unknown Buteo 0 3 6 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 1 2 2 Unknown Raptor 0 0 5 Black Vulture 0 0 1 Gyrfalcon 0 1 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Total: 553 25993 39662 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jeremy Hatt Observers: Jim McCoy Visitors: Only 3 visitors today including a couple all the way down from Thunder Bay and a local gentleman taking a day off from golf to visit the conservation area. Weather: Warm day. Temperatures ranged between 14.5C - 19.7C with light winds out of the southeast for the entire day. Slight rain in the early morning followed by a bit of haze but once the sun broke through, the temperature rose quickly. Raptor Observations: A surprising amount of activity considering the weather conditions. Red-tailed and Red-shouldered Hawks are coming over in higher numbers now while Sharp-shinned Hawks and Turkey Vultures continue to fly over in the highest numbers. The majority of Red-shouldered Hawks are adults. A total of 553 birds of 9 species. Non-raptor Observations: Passerine migration kept me busy in the morning and raptors replaced my counting for the afternoon once passerine activity slowed down. Counts of note: Blue Jays - 525, American Crow - 1,265, Horned Lark - 56, Tree Swallow - 25, Eastern Bluebird - 23, American Robin - 687, European Starling - 28,040, American Pipit - 115, Cedar Waxwing - 71, Red-winged Blackbird - 4,770, Common Grackle - 816, American Goldfinch - 127. Not as many ducks were present in the marsh today. Species present include Mallard, Gadwall, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, and Green-winged Teal. Hundreds of American Coot are in the marsh daily. Predictions: Sunny day with temperatures between 15C - 24C and winds out of the south between 20 - 25 km/hr. Raptor migration will likely be similar to today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jeremy Hatt ([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/
