Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 10 291 291 Osprey 1 2 2 Bald Eagle 0 20 20 Northern Harrier 0 26 26 Sharp-shinned Hawk 47 233 233 Cooper's Hawk 0 7 7 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 65 1361 1361 Red-tailed Hawk 0 10 10 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 112 112 Merlin 0 2 2 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 4 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 126 2070 2070 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Bob Pettit Observers: Patrick Tomlinson, Steve Wagner Visitors: Clive Hodder from Oakville, ON assisted with spotting Sharp-shins. Thanks. Weather: Warm with little to no wind. 26-28 degrees C is warm and a hat is needed. Stable flys were numerous on the ground and a few on the tower. Raptor Observations: That wind felt was from the SE sometimes called the 'death wind' since few to no birds migrate in the area. Many may be north of the site. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay-7,220; Caspian Tern-2; Pied-billed Grebe-2; Kingfisher-2; Downy-2 & Hairy-1 Wodpk; Flicker-3; Philadelphia Vireo-1, Robin-3; Catbird-1; Waxwing-2; Purple Finch-2; Goldfinch-40; Grackle-2; Magnolia-1 & Yellow-rumped-1 Warblers; Monarchs-10. Predictions: Mainly sunny with cloudy periods in the morning with 40% risk of a thunderstorm in the afternoon with less than 1mm of rain. 25 °C. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Pettit ([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
