Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 03, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 10 10 Osprey 3 15 15 Bald Eagle 0 16 16 Northern Harrier 14 89 89 Sharp-shinned Hawk 27 82 82 Cooper's Hawk 1 5 5 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 8 219 219 Red-tailed Hawk 1 57 57 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 4 118 118 Merlin 0 2 2 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: 58 613 613 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Mike Williamson Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Janina Radley, Kory Renaud, Paul Pratt Visitors: We had a number of visitors today included a birding group led by Paul Pratt. Weather: A very pleasant day on the tower today. Mainly sunny and mild with moderate North-easterlies. The mercury climbed from 18C to 23C. Raptor Observations: 58 birds in total today. Sharp-shinned Hawks dominated the flight with an early run. Kestrel numbers were greatly reduced as expected with an Eastern component to the wind. Eight Bald Eagles were observed but only one could be confirmed as a migrant. The local Osprey were in evidence for most of the morning. Non-raptor Observations: Numerous Green Darners and Saddlebags were in evidence. Few warblers passed the tower but there was a good flight of Cedar Waxwings (80) and numerous Swallow sp. Predictions: An area of high pressure is tracking East to the North of Holiday Beach. Sunny skies and warm temperatures are on tap. The clockwise flow around the high will see our winds veer from light North-easterlies in the early morning to light to moderate South-easterlies by noon, increasing to moderate South-easterlies by late afternoon. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
