Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 367 367 Osprey 0 62 62 Bald Eagle 1 116 116 Northern Harrier 3 277 277 Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 3961 3961 Cooper's Hawk 0 89 89 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 6053 6053 Red-tailed Hawk 0 149 149 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 916 916 Merlin 1 86 86 Peregrine Falcon 1 21 21 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2 Unknown Buteo 0 5 5 Unknown Eagle 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 23 12108 12108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:45:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Weather: The morning started off nice as some large storm clouds moved by, just missing us by less than a kilometer. But our luck would soon run out. For the first couple hours, light sprinkles to moderate rainfalls were occurring off and on, but never stayed too long. At about 11:45, the rain picked up and the count was paused for about 45 minutes to wait out the rain. Unfortunately, only managed to count for another 15 minutes before the rain kicked back up again at about 12:45. I gave one last shot at counting when the rain cleared at 13:45; it lasted about 30 minutes and started back up again, and after waiting another 30 minutes without the rain clearing up I decided to call it a day. Raptor Observations: Ended the day with 23 raptors seen, most of which were Sharp-shinned Hawks, but also a Bald Eagle, 3 Northern Harriers, and one of each Falcon species were also seen. Non-raptor Observations: Surprisingly a good day for non-raptors! One of the highest days diversity-wise yet this spring, this included 100 species of waterfowl, 2 flycatchers, 4 different swallows, 12 warbler species, and 3 sparrow species. Highlights include a late Bank Swallow, Orange-crowned Warbler, good numbers of both Nashville, and Black-throated Green Warblers, 2 Northern Parulas, a late Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and two late fly-over Bobolinks. For the full eBird checklist, go to http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31814283 Predictions: Rain expected all day again tomorrow, with chances of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Easterly winds. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens ([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
