Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 724 16139 16586 Osprey 1 5 68 Bald Eagle 0 65 181 Northern Harrier 2 101 393 Sharp-shinned Hawk 27 1818 5830 Cooper's Hawk 5 149 241 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 40 40 Broad-winged Hawk 0 47 6112 Red-tailed Hawk 3 269 421 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 211 1132 Merlin 1 13 100 Peregrine Falcon 1 11 33 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: 765 18878 31158 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks Visitors: A couple came out for a little while from Windsor, they enjoyed looking at some of the marsh birds as there wasn't too much flying. Weather: Winds from the tower today were fairly variable in both strength and direction. Clear to clouded skies. Raptor Observations: Fairly slow day. A little push of slow moving Turkey Vultures for part of the day, one group moving right along the shore in the late morning, and some moving to the far north in the afternoon. A single Osprey was the highlight. Non-raptor Observations: Fairly slow day, 7,550 Blue Jays, 250 Red-winged Blackbirds, 165 American Goldfinches. Duck numbers have built up a little, at one point there must have been close to 1,000 in the air in the distance. For the full eBird checklist, go to http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32012323 One Monarch today. Predictions: Moderate NW winds are predicted all day tomorrow, with partially cloudy 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
