Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 5 27 27 Bald Eagle 7 9 9 Northern Harrier 10 35 35 Sharp-shinned Hawk 30 37 37 Cooper's Hawk 1 3 3 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 3 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 55 97 97 Merlin 2 4 4 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: 110 215 215 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Steve Greidanus Visitors: Mike, Stan and Paul visited as well as Ruth and Linda from La Salle and a few local folks out enjoying the park. Weather: The hottest day yet with a scorching sun. Any help from the clouds was gone by afternoon and a very slight breeze came from the S and SE. Raptor Observations: 110 raptors for a hot, south wind day was quite a pleasant surprise. American Kestrels were the most abundant with 55, followed by Sharp-shinned Hawks. 2 Merlins swooped by, one of which decided it would be a great idea to chase a cormorant. One Cooper's Hawk hid itself within the sharpies. Bald Eagles, Osprey, and Northern Harriers were also migrating today. Non-raptor Observations: A few more swallows and Purple Martins flew by again this morning, as well as 17 Chimney Swifts and 417 Cedar Waxwings. Two Yellowlegs sp. also arrived in the marsh. Dragonflies for the day were: 9 Twelve-spotted Skimmers, 44 Black Saddlebags, 16 Common Green Darners. 2 Monarchs. See today's eBirds checklist for all birds seen from the tower http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S24941143 Predictions: High heat and humidity again with some clouds and winds from the south. ======================================================================== 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
