Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 2015
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 198 8982 10437
Osprey 1 5 72
Bald Eagle 1 22 126
Northern Harrier 5 118 440
Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 1011 5855
Cooper's Hawk 3 44 98
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 61 64
Broad-winged Hawk 0 152 16636
Red-tailed Hawk 0 102 205
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 4 166 1260
Merlin 1 5 42
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 23
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 8
Unknown Buteo 1 6 32
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Raptor 0 4 16
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 235 10686 35319
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Jenna McDermott
Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Carol Pitts, Dan Loncke, Ed Pitts,
Jim McCoy, Kory Renaud, Michael Williamson
Weather:
Beautiful weather for being outside, with a slight breeze, starting from
the N and moving to the SE and S. There was a heavy layer of haze around
the marsh and cloud cover was variable.
Raptor Observations:
Every now and again a raptor would fly low and not too far from the tower.
Other than that, Turkey Vultures flew exceptionally far from the tower and
often were seen popping in and out of the haze. A couple Red-shoulders were
close enough to get really nice looks, and a Merlin sat in a tree close by
for a few minutes as well. 9 species today with low numbers.
Non-raptor Observations:
Passerines were busy flying around this morning, including unidentified
warbler species, Red-winged Blackbirds, starlings, American Goldfinches,
Tree Swallows and Blue Jays (5890). Two beautiful Blue-headed Vireos were
seen together from the tower. The marsh continues to contain a large
selection of waterfowl. 2 Monarchs. See today's eBird list
http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S25349422
Predictions:
A stronger NW and N wind might drive a few more birds through tomorrow.
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Report submitted by Jenna McDermott ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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