Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 335 2205 2205 Osprey 1 34 34 Bald Eagle 4 137 137 Northern Harrier 12 228 228 Sharp-shinned Hawk 271 4534 4534 Cooper's Hawk 8 151 151 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 39 39 Broad-winged Hawk 11 36306 36306 Red-tailed Hawk 6 255 255 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 5 5 American Kestrel 55 706 706 Merlin 0 47 47 Peregrine Falcon 0 18 18 Unknown Accipiter 0 15 15 Unknown Buteo 0 27 27 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Raptor 2 23 23 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 705 44732 44732 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:45:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8.25 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Jim McCoy, John Craft, Larry Ludwicki, Todd Pepper Visitors: Sandra from Milton spent the day up on the tower, along with Greg, one of our regular visitors. Weather: Overcast all day today and threatening rain with a chilly wind coming from the N for the morning. The wind eventually switched to the SW. Raptor Observations: Despite the low clouds and moderate temperature, a few hundred Turkey Vultures managed to find thermals and kettle through right over the tower. Sharp-shinned Hawks were the second most abundant with 271. 9 species today. Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptors weren't very abundant today. "Only" 4730 Blue Jays; I guess they were leaving more airspace for the raptors! 69 Goldfinches, 43 Cedar Waxwings and 37 warblers of various species were seen. 1 Monarch. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S19993092 Predictions: Winds from the N and E with partial cloud all day. Temperatures should rise to 21C. ======================================================================== 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
