Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 2199 4652 5099 Osprey 1 4 67 Bald Eagle 35 54 170 Northern Harrier 16 69 361 Sharp-shinned Hawk 223 1632 5644 Cooper's Hawk 0 84 176 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 8 32 32 Broad-winged Hawk 2 41 6106 Red-tailed Hawk 49 144 296 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 92 195 1116 Merlin 1 6 93 Peregrine Falcon 1 6 28 Unknown Accipiter 1 2 4 Unknown Buteo 2 4 9 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Falcon 0 2 4 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 2630 6927 19207 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 9.75 hours Official Counter: Cindy Cartwright Observers: Donald Pye, Donny Moore, Jim McCoy, Rayfield Pye Visitors: Visitors came and went throughout the day. Several stayed for extended periods including two women from Lansing,MI, a couple from Chicago,IL, and two other men interested in birds and photography. Special thanks to Donny Moores, Rayfield and Donald Pye for their excellent company and help with spotting. Weather: Wonderful day. A bit cool in the morning but perfect wind and visibility Raptor Observations: 12 species in total including a few straggling BWs. Great looks at immature BEs, and a number of other birds that flew directly over the tower at low levels. There seemed to be no rhyme or reason to the constant flights today, other than they were all in a westerly direction. Some birds were sneaking down the shoreline, others coming right at the tower, and still others far to the north. We needed eyes in the back of our heads. Non-raptor Observations: Checklist of other species to be posted on ebird at a later date. Predictions: Another glorious day with more good winds and warmth. A good day to be thankful. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Cindy Cartwright ([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
