Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 06, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 380 1950 2397 Osprey 0 2 65 Bald Eagle 0 18 134 Northern Harrier 8 48 340 Sharp-shinned Hawk 103 1353 5365 Cooper's Hawk 6 77 169 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 17 17 Broad-winged Hawk 1 37 6102 Red-tailed Hawk 4 85 237 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 6 100 1021 Merlin 1 5 92 Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 513 3701 15981 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Dave Martin, Jim McCoy, Linda Martin, Natasha Barlow Visitors: A couple visitors today, all able to see Sharp-shinned Hawks and migrating Blue Jays, and one was able to see a low circling Red-shouldered Hawk. Weather: Another sunny day with Southerly winds. Raptor Observations: More birds than yesterday surprisingly, but only due to the fairly constant stream of Turkey Vultures to our North. Red-shouldered and Red-tailed Hawks tied in total numbers today, with 4 of each migrating over, several of the Red-shoulders gave really good close views as well! Non-raptor Observations: The first Ring-necked Duck of the season was out with the American Coots first thing in the morning, other dabbling duck numbers remain constant. 21,800 Blue Jays were counted flying over, as well as 1,493 American Goldfinches! For the full eBird checklist, go to http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31921440 3 Black Saddlebags, a single Green Darner, and 10 Monarchs were observed. Predictions: More sunny skies, and more South 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
