Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 20 547 547 Osprey 4 35 35 Bald Eagle 7 51 51 Northern Harrier 8 82 82 Sharp-shinned Hawk 104 1149 1149 Cooper's Hawk 5 30 30 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 5 Broad-winged Hawk 501 3513 3513 Red-tailed Hawk 1 78 78 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 28 226 226 Merlin 0 27 27 Peregrine Falcon 1 6 6 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 1 2 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 680 5754 5754 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Michael Williamson Visitors: A few visitors today, unfortunately there weren't too many birds to show them as most came after the main push. Weather: There was a nice big cloud right over the tower for the first 1-2 hours of counting, but then it moved out over the lake. Winds still relatively light, but more easterly than southerly compared to the previous days. Raptor Observations: Today's flight was fairly similar to the previous two days, just a little bit smaller. Over 3/4 of all the birds counted today occurred between 10-12 local time - including nearly all the Broad-winged Hawks. There were at least 2 Osprey making their rounds of the marsh looking for fish, neither migrated today. Yet again, most birds were far to the North. Non-raptor Observations: Waterfowl numbers seem to slowly be building, and the first 6 Ring-necked Ducks of the year were observed. Blue Jay numbers just slightly higher than yesterdays total with 545. For the full eBird checklist, go to: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39339595 Dragonfly numbers were much lower than the past few days, although Black Saddlebags, Twelve-spotted Skimmer, and Green Darners were all observed migrating. Additionally about 40 Monarchs were tallied. Predictions: Sunny skies with east and southeasterly winds... ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens (seanjennisk...@hotmail.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
