Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 45 3341 3341 Osprey 2 57 57 Bald Eagle 0 223 223 Northern Harrier 1 218 218 Sharp-shinned Hawk 105 4469 4469 Cooper's Hawk 9 245 245 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 18 18 Broad-winged Hawk 2 48626 48626 Red-tailed Hawk 9 367 367 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 7 880 880 Merlin 0 60 60 Peregrine Falcon 0 18 18 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 6 6 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Mississippi Kite 0 1 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 7 7 Total: 180 58539 58539 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Dan Lumm Observers: Dennis Patrick, Donny Moore, John Winebrenner, Lisa Silvey Visitors: Todd Pepper brought a group of 13 Ontario Field Ornithologists to the tower to observe today. Among their sightings were Coopers, Sharp-Shinned Hawks, resident Bald Eagles and numerous marsh birds. Also visiting were John and Lisa from Fort Wayne, Beryl Lougher from Collingwood, Mary-Beth & Davivid Worthington from Toronto, and farthest traveled Laura & Phil Jordan from Vienna, Austria! Weather: Winds were light from the SE to SSE all day with temperatures ranging from 14.8 to 22.3. Light fog burned off shortly after sunrise, and gave way to clear skies. Barometric pressure fell from 30.13 to 30.03 by the end of the count. Raptor Observations: Eight species of raptors were recorded today, highlighted by two Osprey and 105 Sharp-shinned Hawks. Not bad given the SE winds. Thanks to Donny Moore, John Winebrenner, Lisa Silvey, and Dennis Patrick who helped spot birds today. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay-2,220, Canada Goose-130, American Coot-89, Red-winged Blackbird-87, American Goldfinch-74, Ring-billed Gull-70, Mute Swan-39, Killdeer-36, Great Egret-14, Downy Woodpecker-5, Northern Flicker-4, Cedar Waxwing-4. Additional species included Wood Duck, American Black Duck, Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Pied-billed Grebe, Greater Yellowlegs, Herring Gull, Mourning Dove, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, and Northern Cardinal. Monarchs-14. Predictions: S-SW winds at 10 km/h with light rain. High of 20C. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dan Lumm ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
