Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 513 34223 37074 Osprey 0 19 76 Bald Eagle 0 43 135 Northern Harrier 6 226 386 Sharp-shinned Hawk 74 2047 4475 Cooper's Hawk 3 77 138 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 61 66 Broad-winged Hawk 0 32 5365 Red-tailed Hawk 31 433 579 Rough-legged Hawk 0 6 6 Golden Eagle 0 4 4 American Kestrel 7 604 1332 Merlin 0 27 59 Peregrine Falcon 1 37 47 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: 638 37859 49771 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.75 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Dan Lumm, Jeanice Seals, Phyllis Coble Visitors: Dan and party were on the tower for a couple hours again today, and the 2/3 Tennessee Trio again in the late afternoon. Weather: Westerly winds with the occasional drizzle. Cloud-covered sky for the day, the sun was only visible for about 30min. Raptor Observations: More of movement today than the previous few. 638 raptors total, with flights mainly of Turkey Vultures (513), Sharpies (74), and Red-tails (31). The bigger birds didn't start moving until shortly after 1pm local time, when the appeared almost instantly as the sun broke through the clouds. Non-raptor Observations: The first little movement of Crows (135) was seen today. Full eBird checklist here: https://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40123412 Predictions: Some sort of west winds along with mostly clear skies and cool temperatures. ======================================================================== 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
