Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 06, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 11 22 22 Bald Eagle 2 2 2 Northern Harrier 12 25 25 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 7 7 Cooper's Hawk 2 2 2 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 2 3 3 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 23 42 42 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: 57 105 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:45:00 Total observation time: 6.75 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Jim McCoy, John Craft Visitors: There were quite a few visitors to the tower today, with people enjoying the long weekend. Don't forget to visit next weekend for our Hawk Festival! See our website for details about the workshops, activities, and the chance to "adopt" hawks, songbirds and hummingbirds http://hbmo.ca/blog/hawkfest-2015-schedule-of-events/ Weather: Another warm day with temperatures up to 29C in the shade. There were very few clouds and a light breeze came first from N, then W, S, and SE by the end of the day. Raptor Observations: The morning was very slow, but after 12pm things picked up quite drastically, giving a final count of 57 raptors! There was a really nice mix of species with Osprey, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, and American Kestrel being seen. Non-raptor Observations: There was not as much activity in non-raptor migration but Cedar Waxwings still numbered at 369. Dragonflies for the day were: 23 Twelve-spotted Skimmers, 13 Black Saddlebags and 4 Common Green Darners. 9 Monarchs. For all of today's species see the eBird checklist http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S24918716 Predictions: Hot temperatures will continue in the afternoon and winds will come from the SW at 10-20kph ======================================================================== 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
