Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 01, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 2 2 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 3 3 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 5 5 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Jim McCoy Weather: It was a scorcher for the first day back to the count! Temperatures rose to 29C with high humidity, making it feel much warmer. The sky was clear, but visibility was poor from a heavy haze. A slight breeze sometimes blew from the south. Raptor Observations: A grand total of 5 raptors were seen migrating today; 2 Northern Harriers and 3 American Kestrels. There has been a Broad-winged Hawk seen around the park for a few days recently which was seen again today but did not migrate. Non-raptor Observations: Migration in the morning of non-raptors was quite productive, with highlights of 70 Killdeer, 42 Chimney Swifts, 23 Purple Martins, and 346 Cedar Waxwings. The high temperatures also brought plenty of migrating dragonflies! 36 Twelve-Spotted Skimmers, 22 Black Saddlebags and 8 Green Darners. One Monarch was seen See today's eBird list for all non-raptors recorded http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S24851884 Predictions: A cooler morning warming up to 30C with a risk of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds will come from the SW at 15kph ======================================================================== 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
