Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 08, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 6 33 33 Bald Eagle 7 16 16 Northern Harrier 7 42 42 Sharp-shinned Hawk 22 59 59 Cooper's Hawk 1 4 4 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 33 130 130 Merlin 0 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: 76 291 291 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Andy Parsons, Bob Hall-Brooks, Bob Pettit, Claude Radley Visitors: Neil visited today along with 4 folks from the local area. Weather: Temperatures rose over 29C and a slight breeze came from the SW, S and SE. There was at times a thin layer of cloud shading the sun, and haze blocked out most land beyond the marsh. Raptor Observations: Another good day considering the weather. Kestrels were the most abundant raptors migrating, followed by Sharpies. Osprey continue to fly over the marsh, most not even pausing to hunt. Bald Eagles have been migrating along the shoreline, while Northern Harriers mostly followed the north side of the marsh. A huge female Cooper's Hawk circled the tower a few times, dwarfing a couple of kestrels that were nearby. With all the dragonflies around, we've been graced with the view of kestrels having a snack on the wing! Non-raptor Observations: Two more immature Red-headed Woodpeckers flew past the tower today! The marsh contains mostly the usual species, though with a larger amount of Common Gallinules than usual and now a couple of American Wigeons. Chimney Swifts were quite abundant with 77. 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, 479 Cedar Waxwings, 121 American Goldfinches and a smattering of Purple Martins, Tree Swallows, Northern Rough-winged Swallows and Barn Swallows were migrating. A Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Common Yellowthroat, and Blackburnian Warbler were seen around the tower. Dragonflies for the day were: 17 Twelve-spotted Skimmers, 86 Black Saddlebags, 11 Common Green Darners. 3 Monarchs. For all today's species see the eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S24951198 Predictions: A small chance of showers in the morning with winds from the W and then NW in the afternoon, hopefully getting a few more birds moving. ======================================================================== 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
