Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 2083 15415 15862 Osprey 0 4 67 Bald Eagle 1 65 181 Northern Harrier 4 99 391 Sharp-shinned Hawk 34 1791 5803 Cooper's Hawk 9 144 236 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 40 40 Broad-winged Hawk 0 47 6112 Red-tailed Hawk 7 266 418 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 210 1131 Merlin 2 12 99 Peregrine Falcon 3 10 32 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 4 Unknown Buteo 0 6 11 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Falcon 0 2 4 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 2148 18113 30393 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Jim McCoy, Michael Williamson Visitors: A few visitors on the tower briefly today, several able to see a perched Peregrine Falcon. Weather: Light winds variable from the S all day, with mostly cloudy skies in the morning, and mostly clear skies in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: Again Turkey Vultures made up the majority, with small numbers of 8 other species. We were back to Sharp-shinned Hawks outnumbering Cooper's Hawks again. 3 More Peregrine Falcons today, including one bird perched for about 30 minutes. Non-raptor Observations: Diving ducks are starting to increase, with good numbers of Ring-necked Ducks and a few Greater Scaup today, dabbling ducks remain fairly constant still. The banders caught a White-eyed Vireo first thing in the morning and brought it up the tower, what a treat that was. Only 8,300 Blue Jays today, but 520 Red-winged Blackbirds, and 53 Rusty Blackbirds. Surprisingly, 7 species of Warbler were observed from the tower, which is a good count for this late in the season! This included a Tennessee Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler, and two Pine Warblers. For the full eBird checklist, go to http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31998269 One Green Darner, and one Monarch today. Predictions: Moderate S winds and mostly clear skies. ======================================================================== 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
