Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 51 279 279 Osprey 0 60 60 Bald Eagle 1 81 81 Northern Harrier 7 248 248 Sharp-shinned Hawk 234 3803 3803 Cooper's Hawk 1 41 41 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 95 15978 15978 Red-tailed Hawk 3 72 72 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 11 774 774 Merlin 0 29 29 Peregrine Falcon 1 8 8 Unknown Accipiter 1 5 5 Unknown Buteo 4 11 11 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Raptor 0 7 7 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 409 21398 21398 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 14:45:00 Total observation time: 8.25 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Jim McCoy, Patrick Tomlinson, Steve Wagner Visitors: A fellow from Cincinnati came up to the tower, and by chance knew two of our regular observers who are also from Cincinnati. You never know who you'll meet on the tower! Ana and Herb (sorry about the spelling) came up again today and we had a few other local visitors as well. Weather: A clear morning with a slight breeze from the North turned into a sky full of beautiful wispy clouds and a wind (up to 11kph) from the ENE. Raptor Observations: The first birds of the day were a few Sharp-shinned Hawks and Northern Harriers that were far too high in the sky for that time of morning. Things picked up slowly, with more Sharpies and a few American Kestrels in the morning. Later on a scattering of Broad-winged Hawks, Red-tails, and Turkey Vultures crossed more often on the north side of the marsh. A highlight for the day was a Peregrine Falcon high over the tower that soared by. Non-raptor Observations: 7 Chimney Swifts, 1 hummingbird, 2 Barn Swallows, 58 Cedar Waxwings and 52 American Goldfinches migrated past the tower throughout the day. Our big numbers came from Blue Jays again, totalling 14,030. Bob Hall-Brooks had the chance to bring a few birds that he had banded up to the tower, including an Eastern Whip-poor-will and some passerines. It was a great opportunity for our visitors to see them up close! Dragonflies: 3 Twelve-spotted Skimmers, 1 Black Saddlebags, 1 Common Green Darner. 20 Monarchs. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S25159629 Predictions: Fog in the morning, clearing up to a sunny day with temperatures up to 24C. Winds should come from the east 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
