Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 06, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 30 30 30 Osprey 2 3 3 Bald Eagle 15 20 20 Northern Harrier 12 28 28 Sharp-shinned Hawk 26 39 39 Cooper's Hawk 4 4 4 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 10 10 10 Red-tailed Hawk 25 25 25 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 48 70 70 Merlin 0 10 10 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 172 241 241 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Dorothy McLeer Observers: Donny Moore, Larry Ludwicki Visitors: The Field Botanists of Ontario, Rachel D'Eon and Melissa Debevek shared the day with us. Weather: A pleasant day on the tower with temperatures ranging from 20 to 26C. The wind was light out of the NW-N. A little rain eary with overcast skies gave way to a mix of sun and cloud. Raptor Observations: In the wake of the overnight cold front which bought the first favourable winds of the hawk count season we saw the first real signs that fall migration is under way with 172 birds of 8 species counted. At one point during late morning we had 9 BE in sight, at the same time, soaring over the marsh. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Tomorrow looks like another great day with the best conditions so far this season. Light and variable winds at the start of the count will become Northwesterly at 10K early. We will see clear skies at dawn with scattered fair weather cumulus developing with daytime heating. The temperature will rise from an early morning low of about 13C to an afternoon high of about 25C. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley ([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
