Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 219 1362 1362 Osprey 1 53 53 Bald Eagle 6 81 81 Northern Harrier 6 144 144 Sharp-shinned Hawk 94 2346 2346 Cooper's Hawk 2 57 57 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 5 Broad-winged Hawk 54 4984 4984 Red-tailed Hawk 2 115 115 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 136 674 674 Merlin 1 32 32 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 10 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 6 6 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 521 9872 9872 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Dave Martin, Jim McCoy, Linda Wladarski, none Visitors: Wayne and Sylvia Telasco: Counted & Observed several years ago. Several other visitors. Weather: Winds started out of the southwest, and eventually started switching to the west and northwest in the afternoon. Sky was almost perfect for hawkwatching, lots of clouds on the blue sky. Raptor Observations: A good flight of Am. Kestrel today (136), along with a small trickle of Broad-wings (54). Non-raptor Observations: 1190 Blue Jays were counted migrating over today, but the highlight of the day was an Am. White Pelican that flew over along the shoreline heading West towards the end of the day. Link to the full eBird checklist here: https://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39478797 ======================================================================== 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
