Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 137 1570 2017 Osprey 0 2 65 Bald Eagle 0 18 134 Northern Harrier 3 40 332 Sharp-shinned Hawk 127 1250 5262 Cooper's Hawk 19 71 163 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 13 13 Broad-winged Hawk 2 36 6101 Red-tailed Hawk 6 81 233 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 94 1015 Merlin 2 4 91 Peregrine Falcon 1 5 27 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 3 Unknown Buteo 0 1 6 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Falcon 0 2 4 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 299 3188 15468 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Dan Loncke, Urban Lundburg Visitors: A few visitors today, unfortunately not a lot to see for the visitors, but had a nice chat about Sharp-shinned vs. Cooper's Hawks with a man named Terry from Windsor. Weather: Light to moderate winds out of the S and SE all day, with mostly sunny skies. Raptor Observations: Not too busy today, Sharp-shinned Hawks and Turkey Vultures were around in okay numbers. Cooper's Hawks were in fairly good numbers as well, and the highlight of the day was watching a Merlin and Peregrine Falcon, each harass a Cooper's on separate occasions. Non-raptor Observations: Only 8,520 Blue Jays today. Dabbling duck numbers remain fairly good. 3 Rough-winged Swallows getting a little later, and 2 Indigo Buntings were in the willows below the tower also fairly late. For the full eBird checklist, go to http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31907227 6 Black Saddlebags, 2 Green Darners, and 7 Monarchs were noted today. Predictions: More moderate S winds and mostly clear skies predicted again tomorrow. ======================================================================== 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
