Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 11 368 368 Osprey 0 16 16 Bald Eagle 1 36 36 Northern Harrier 2 48 48 Sharp-shinned Hawk 26 380 380 Cooper's Hawk 2 8 8 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 2 1601 1601 Red-tailed Hawk 1 60 60 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 68 68 Merlin 0 19 19 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 45 2610 2610 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Cindy Cartwright Observers: Michael Williamson Visitors: Surprisingly, a number of people came out in spite of the poor weather forecast. A visitor from Toronto decided that the hawk tower was a better choice than Point Pelee today. Kory Renaud came up on his lunch break and HBMO volunteers Dan and Mary Lonke stopped by for a while. Sammy and Christine Bishay visited for an hour or so this afternoon, and Neil arrived late in the count period. Weather: The forecast for today was bang on. The day started with rain and ended with thunder, storm clouds and rain coming across the marsh. Winds were from the south and southwest most of the day. Raptor Observations: An uninspiring day on the tower with very few raptors. Fortunately, there's always great scenery and activity on Lake Erie to pass the time at Holiday Beach. Non-raptor Observations: A quiet day overall. See the non-raptor observations at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39163529 The 2 highlights were a pair of Downy Woodpeckers sparring and interacting, and a Great Blue Heron that speared a 12" catfish and then couldn't figure out how to eat it. Although it looked like an adult, it acted like a young bird on its first fishing trip. Predictions: Another day of south winds - it's not looking very good. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Cindy Cartwright (p...@bmts.com) 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 birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
