Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 18 675 675 Osprey 4 101 101 Bald Eagle 0 92 92 Northern Harrier 33 303 303 Sharp-shinned Hawk 367 5103 5103 Cooper's Hawk 7 84 84 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 202 15386 15386 Red-tailed Hawk 7 178 178 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 55 992 992 Merlin 0 68 68 Peregrine Falcon 0 19 19 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 1 1 Total: 693 23003 23003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Dan Lumm Observers: Bob Pettit, Claude Radley, Janina Radley, Rene Kielbasa Visitors: A few park visitors stopped by the tower. Weather: Cloudy all day with a few rain drops in the noon and 1:00 hours. N to NNE winds ranged from 5 to 20 km/h. Raptor Observations: We had a good raptor day with 135 sharp shinned hawks in the 10:00 hour. Three Osprey flew through in the final hour of the day. Thanks to Rene Kielbasa who helped with the count for several hours. Non-raptor Observations: We had two Solitary Sandpipers again today. Several warblers including Nashville, Black Throated Green, Blackpoll, and Common Yellowthroat. A Rusty Blackbird landed in a tree just past the tower during the final hour of counting. 9,100 Blue Jays today. Predictions: Rain is forecasted for Tuesday. Temperatures are expected to be in the teens. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dan Lumm () Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
