Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 8 105 105 Osprey 4 54 54 Bald Eagle 0 80 80 Northern Harrier 6 237 237 Sharp-shinned Hawk 370 3160 3160 Cooper's Hawk 4 68 68 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 5 4985 4985 Red-tailed Hawk 3 103 103 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 11 765 765 Merlin 1 75 75 Peregrine Falcon 1 8 8 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2 Unknown Buteo 0 4 4 Unknown Eagle 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 1 1 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 414 9649 9649 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Dan Loncke, Ed Pitts, Michael Williamson, Olga Klekner Visitors: A few visitors up the tower today, and all were greeted with Sharp-shinned Hawks as usual. Weather: The sky was half clouds for most of the day, perfect for spotting birds! But unfortunately the clouds didn't stop the heat of the first day of fall. Winds were minimal and out of the S. Raptor Observations: Another good day for Sharp-shinned Hawks, and not great for anything else! We did get another Peregrine Falcon which was the bird of the day, but all the Broad-winged Hawks stayed N of us again. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay numbers were high today with 19,480 migrating overhead. There is still low numbers, but good diversity of dabbling ducks in the marsh. For the full eBird checklist, go to http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31708250 74 Black Saddlebags, a single Green Darner, and 71 Monarchs were observed migrating as well. Predictions: They are calling for NE winds and partially cloudy all day, hopefully they are right! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens (seanjennisk...@hotmail.com) 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 birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
