Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 02, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 2 2 2 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 4 6 6 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 6 9 9 Merlin 1 1 1 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: 13 18 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Kory Renaud Visitors: A group of geo-cachers visited the tower as part of their challenge, and a frequent visitor got to see the migration for most of the morning. Weather: Another hot and humid day, with a small breeze from the SW. There was still a haze around the marsh, restraining visibility to around 4km for most of the day. Raptor Observations: Osprey, Northern Harriers, American Kestrels and a Merlin were seen today, totalling 13 birds. A resident Osprey also spent most of the day catching fish in the marsh. Non-raptor Observations: The morning was busy with non-raptor migration, bringing 390 Cedar Waxwings, a nice mix of swallow species, 27 Chimney Swifts and 9 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, among others. Dragonflies were abundant again today with 12 Twelve-spotted Skimmers, 78 Black Saddlebags, and 8 Common Green Darners. 3 Monarchs were seen. For today's complete list of sightings see today's eBird checklist http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S24865860 Predictions: Another day much like today, with a chance of showers. Winds should begin from the west and switch to the NE 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
