Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 4247 7884 10089 Osprey 1 16 50 Bald Eagle 5 25 162 Northern Harrier 14 35 263 Sharp-shinned Hawk 245 729 5263 Cooper's Hawk 10 25 176 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 40 Broad-winged Hawk 1 7 36313 Red-tailed Hawk 11 39 294 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 5 American Kestrel 65 192 898 Merlin 1 6 53 Peregrine Falcon 1 16 34 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 15 Unknown Buteo 0 3 30 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 3 4 Unknown Raptor 0 1 24 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 4601 8982 53714 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:45:00 Observation end time: 17:15:00 Total observation time: 10.5 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Bob Pettit, Dennis Patrick, Gwen Patrick, Jim McCoy Visitors: Four folks from Leamington spent some time up on the tower this afternoon, along with 5 other people who were coming for the view of the marsh. Weather: Winds ranged from NW to SW, with partial cloud for most of the day. Visibility was good, going up to 28km. Raptor Observations: Today went much the same way as yesterday, with Sharp-shinned Hawks starting off the morning, followed by American Kestrels and good numbers of Turkey Vultures. We had over 1000 Vultures fly by in an hour and the total at the end of the day was over 4000. There was nice variety with 11 species. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays, Goldfinches, Blackbirds and Starlings were flying in large flocks this morning, along with 20 Killdeer. Both Gold-crowned and Ruby-crowned Kinglets were seen in the bushes around the tower. 2 Monarchs. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20184469 Predictions: Winds from the N and NE at 10km/h with partial cloud. We can expect a lot of Turkey Vultures again with hopefully some buteos in the mix. ======================================================================== 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
