Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 2030 29520 31725 Osprey 0 19 53 Bald Eagle 1 67 204 Northern Harrier 7 99 327 Sharp-shinned Hawk 110 2007 6541 Cooper's Hawk 5 73 224 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 41 80 Broad-winged Hawk 1 29 36335 Red-tailed Hawk 3 396 651 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 1 6 American Kestrel 1 269 975 Merlin 1 12 59 Peregrine Falcon 1 24 42 Unknown Accipiter 1 3 18 Unknown Buteo 0 26 53 Unknown Eagle 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 4 5 Unknown Raptor 1 13 36 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 2162 32605 77337 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Visitors: 9 visitors today from North Bay and Cambridge. Weather: Winds ranged from 3-16km/h coming from the S and SW and temperatures were between 10 and 14C. There were a few periods of drizzle throughout the day and mostly complete cloud cover. Raptor Observations: Just over 2000 Turkey Vultures migrated today and another large kettle (~300 birds) spent the last hour and a half of the count deciding whether or not to migrate, but decided to roost at the entrance to the park instead; they were filling the dead trees along the way out. A tail-less Turkey Vulture won Funniest Bird of the Day, unfortunately it couldn't be made into a Black Vulture! Another highlight was a juvenile Northern Harrier that swooped really low over the tower, allowing for a great look! Sharp-shinned Hawks put in a good showing with 110 and it was nice to have another 3-species falcon day. Non-raptor Observations: Crows, Starlings, and Blue Jays were abundant again today, and kinglets, sparrows and Yellow-rumped warblers were around the tower as well. A small flock of Greater Yellowlegs flew by with one Lesser Yellowlegs among them, making the size difference very apparent! One Monarch butterfly seems to be confused as it was going to the East this afternoon. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20291943 Predictions: Winds are expected from the NW which should bring in more good numbers of vultures, hopefully with some larger hawks in the mix. Maybe we'll have a lucky Golden Eagle day! ======================================================================== 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
