Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 03, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 1 1 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 4 8 8 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 4 4 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 4 7 7 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 11 20 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Chris Craft, Claude Radley, John Craft Visitors: Stan from Windsor spent the majority of the day on the tower, enjoying the majestic nature of the Bald Eagles and the excitement of Osprey on the hunt. Weather: A calm and clear day with no wind until 10am when it picked up at 6km/h from the SE. Visibility was around 17km. Raptor Observations: 3 species of raptors came through for a total of 11 birds. 4 Northern Harriers, 3 Sharp-shinned Hawks and 4 Merlins. Resident Osprey and Bald Eagles are still giving fishing displays during less busy times. Non-raptor Observations: There was a fair amount of activity in the willows this morning including flycatchers and warblers (American Redstarts, Magnolia Warblers and Wilson's Warblers). 247 Cedar Waxwings were seen flying west as well as 73 Swallows of various species. 2 Sandhill Cranes flying by were a treat to see. Visit today's eBird list to see other species sighted. http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S19660589 Predictions: A clear day with 20km/h winds from the S. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jenna McDermott ([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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
