Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 3 11 11 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 13 13 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 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 1 1 1 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 19 19 Merlin 0 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: 6 48 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Jim McCoy, Kory Renaud Weather: A bit of a cooler day compared to the last few, temperatures ranged from 23C to 26C. A breeze came mostly out of the south, bringing some cloud cover. Raptor Observations: A slow day for raptors, with only 6 migrating: 2 American Kestrels, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, and 3 Ospreys. A Sharp-shinned Hawk was seen but did not migrate, and the resident Osprey and Bald Eagles showed up every now and again to search for food. Non-raptor Observations: The morning brought a flight of swallows and Purple Martins, and by the end of the day there had been an amazing 534 Cedar Waxwings. Kory Renaud spotted a Snowy Egret in the marsh which later came closer and was being chased around by a Great Egret! Another interesting sight was a Common Grackle that found a crayfish in the parking lot and proceeded to very cautiously carry it away. Dragonflies for the day were: 4 Twelve-spotted Skimmers, 11 Black Saddlebags, and 5 Common Green Darners. 1 Monarch. See the eBird checklist for all species seen http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S24899244 ======================================================================== 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
