Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1377 25258 25705 Osprey 0 5 68 Bald Eagle 5 102 218 Northern Harrier 35 169 461 Sharp-shinned Hawk 658 2716 6728 Cooper's Hawk 19 228 320 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 11 113 113 Broad-winged Hawk 0 50 6115 Red-tailed Hawk 91 659 811 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 27 259 1180 Merlin 3 25 112 Peregrine Falcon 1 13 35 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 6 Unknown Buteo 0 12 17 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Falcon 0 2 4 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 2227 29617 41897 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Dan Loncke, Kit McCann, Larry Ludwicki Visitors: A few visitors on the tower today. Kit M. was helping me out with the count for a good portion of the day. Dan L. and Larry L. both came out for a little while as well. A father-son duo came out and spent about an hour on the tower photographing some of the migrants. Weather: Got out and started counting an hour later than normal due to rain. It was a very chilly day today, and after about an hour of counting, my toes went from freezing, to numb, and at which point, I decided to break down and switch my sandals out for shoes. Strong North winds all day made the temperature feel colder than it was. Raptor Observations: Migration started quickly with the end of the rain! First 3 hours each had well over 100 Sharp-shinned Hawks. Ended up with a good flight of Turkey Vultures, Sharp-shinned Hawks, Red-tailed Hawks, and Northern Harriers; 10 of which were beautiful adult males. Non-raptor Observations: Was a little busy with the raptors today to spend my normal amount of effort on the non-raptors. Did note a decent flight of American Crows, with 231, and only a single Blue Jay today! For the full eBird checklist, go to http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32143842 Predictions: Mostly sunny skies, moderately strong NW winds, and lower than preferred temperatures. ======================================================================== 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
