Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 03, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 6 8 8 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 7 13 13 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 2 2 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 8 17 17 Merlin 1 2 2 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: 24 42 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Kory Renaud, Tom Preney Visitors: A couple from Amherstburg visited and spotted one of the resident Bald Eagles, and a hike from Ojibway led by Tom Preney stopped in at the tower for a while. Weather: Hot and humid again today (max 28C) with a breeze at times coming from the SW and SE. There were no clouds through most of the day, with some moving in during the afternoon. Raptor Observations: Things are picking up a little bit. The first 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks were seen for the season, along with 6 Ospreys, 7 Northern Harriers, 8 American Kestrels and one Merlin. Non-raptor Observations: It was an exciting day for non-raptors, with flocks of migrating warblers in the willows around the tower. 11 species of warbler were seen. An immature Red-headed Woodpecker also passed the tower, which was unexpected and welcome. Cedar Waxwings continue to migrate in flocks up to 65, totalling 413 for the day. Switching to ducks, there are of course Mallards and Wood Ducks, but also Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, and a Ruddy Duck. Dragonflies for the day were 30 Twelve-Spotted Skimmers, 74 Black Saddlebags and 9 Common Green Darners. 3 Monarchs. For a list of all today's bird species see the eBird checklist http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S24876327 Predictions: 22C feeling like 31C in the morning with a chance of showers, and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds from the S 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
