Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 482 482 Osprey 0 24 24 Bald Eagle 0 41 41 Northern Harrier 0 56 56 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 700 700 Cooper's Hawk 0 14 14 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1698 1698 Red-tailed Hawk 0 73 73 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 99 99 Merlin 1 24 24 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 4 3222 3222 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 11:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Patrick Tomlinson, Steve Wagner Visitors: Today was Steve and Patrick's last day, so they came up the tower and joined me on this near raptor-less day. Weather: The first 3 hours of survey, we were in dense fog, only about to see anywhere from 100-500 meters. During the 4th hour, the fog disappeared, but with it came the rain. I realized that I don't like dense fog, but it is still much better than rain. Kept watching for raptors in the rain, but no luck. As the rain was predicted to continue, the count was called for the day. Raptor Observations: Three American Kestrels migrated over us, they were very hard to notice in the fog. One Merlin also migrated past the tower. Non-raptor Observations: Passerine numbers were much better than raptors numbers. There was a same pocket of mostly warblers moving around for the first couple hours, but shortly before the rain started dripping on us, the shrubs around the tower started dripping with warblers. There were 17 species of warbler identified. Of which, highlights include Northern Parula, Wilson's, Cape May, and Blue-winged Warblers. In addition to warblers, there were also 3 species each of Flycatcher and Vireo, as well as a Scarlet Tanager. See eBird for the full list of birds observed: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39282058 Predictions: Light southerly winds are predicted for tomorrow, but not rain! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100 _______________________________________________ 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
