Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 42 42 Osprey 0 47 47 Bald Eagle 0 58 58 Northern Harrier 2 143 143 Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 1449 1449 Cooper's Hawk 0 22 22 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 10786 10786 Red-tailed Hawk 0 22 22 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 637 637 Merlin 0 20 20 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 2 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 4 4 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 25 13236 13236 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Dennis Patrick, Ed Pitts, Gwen Patrick Visitors: 10 visitors today, ranging from locals who come quite often to folks from the States, returning after a few years hiatus. Weather: It was beautiful weather with temperatures up to 26C, a bit of cloud cover, and a slight breeze. The breeze was, however, from the S and SW. Raptor Observations: The wind direction didn't do us any favours again today, with 25 birds of 3 species migrating: Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, and American Kestrel. All the birds did fly nice and close to the tower though, so when one came by, it was a good look! A Merlin also shot by the tower in the morning, but went straight back again and didn't migrate. Non-raptor Observations: The skies above the marsh were filled in the afternoon with 100+ Tree Swallows, but there was not many birds migrating. 13 Killdeer, 2 Chimney Swifts, 12 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, 8 Blue Jays, 13 Cedar Waxwings, and 107 American Goldfinches were seen through the day. With the lack of avian activity, there was plenty of time to count Monarch butterflies and 131 were seen passing the tower! Also dragonflies: 2 Twelve-spotted Skimmers, 19 Black Saddlebags, 2 Common Green Darners. See today's eBird list for all species http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S25048276 Predictions: Sunny and warm tomorrow with south winds continuing all day. ======================================================================== 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
