Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 22, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 159 33421 36272 Osprey 1 19 76 Bald Eagle 0 43 135 Northern Harrier 8 213 373 Sharp-shinned Hawk 51 1947 4375 Cooper's Hawk 0 71 132 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 57 62 Broad-winged Hawk 2 32 5365 Red-tailed Hawk 11 385 531 Rough-legged Hawk 0 6 6 Golden Eagle 0 4 4 American Kestrel 4 594 1322 Merlin 0 26 58 Peregrine Falcon 0 36 46 Unknown Accipiter 0 3 3 Unknown Buteo 0 9 15 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 7 9 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Total: 236 36874 48786 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Cindy Isenhoff Observers: Cramer, John Winebrenner, Lisa Silvey Visitors: Many visitors joined us on the tower today enjoying the unseasonably warm weather. Most stayed only a short time, but few came for the birds...which were few and far between. John and Lisa from Ft. Wayne Indiana spent the whole morning with us...thanks guys for the extra eyes on the sky. Weather: Sunny and warm with light S or SW winds. A beautiful October day for people and pets, but not so great for the hawk flight. Raptor Observations: A few late season migrants made appearances today. We had 2 low and close adult Broad-winged hawks, and 2 Osprey on the count today. Upon arrival there were 3 adult Bald Eagles perched in the marsh, and several juveniles were seen in the air. Today numbers were light, with only seven species represented. Non-raptor Observations: Even songbirds were spare around the tower today. The morning started with constant flocks of Blue Jays and Blackbirds. but after the first few hours they stopped. Tree Swallows were very active all day in good numbers (200+ at any given time). Blue Jay count ended up with only 765, and Blackbirds (mixed) ended with 1340. Again today we had Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and Yellow-rumped Warblers feeding in the shrubs around the tower. We also saw several monarch butterflies. Predictions: Southwest winds with temperatures about the same or warmer than today. 70% chance of rain for the day overall. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Cindy Isenhoff ([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
