Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 139 139 Osprey 0 14 14 Bald Eagle 0 56 56 Northern Harrier 2 63 63 Sharp-shinned Hawk 110 1108 1108 Cooper's Hawk 2 47 47 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 815 815 Red-tailed Hawk 0 89 89 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 12 141 141 Merlin 0 18 18 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 5 Unknown Accipiter 2 14 14 Unknown Buteo 0 15 15 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Raptor 0 14 14 Total: 128 2539 2539 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Jason Craft, Jim McCoy, John Craft Visitors: It was nice to meet a few of the long-term visitors who come up from Cincinnati and Ohio each fall, as well as to welcome a couple from Orangeville, ON who had never visited the tower before. Weather: A colourful sunrise was a great start to the day with a slight fog over the marsh; very peaceful. The light breeze came from almost every compass point at some point during the day. There was typically more than 70% cloud cover and some drizzle around noon. Raptor Observations: There was not a lot of raptor movement today but the low clouds also kept the Sharp-shinned hawks low and easy to see from the tower, even with the naked eye. 110 Sharp-shins today, followed by 12 American Kestrels, 2 Northern Harriers and 2 Cooper's Hawks. Non-raptor Observations: Passerines were in low abundance today as well, with a little activity at sunrise but quieting right down for the rest of the day. More Chimney Swifts were seen flying overhead than there have been since the beginning of the season and swallows were, as usual, milling around in the skies for most of the day. Pied-billed grebes fishing and muskrat eating vegetation provided much amusement between raptors. 10 R-throated Hummingbirds, 2 Monarchs. See today's eBird list for more: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S19844683 Predictions: A sunny day with 10-15km/h winds coming from the NW in the morning and W in the afternoon. ======================================================================== 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
