Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1104 6443 7010 Osprey 3 24 179 Bald Eagle 3 9 154 Northern Harrier 25 152 534 Sharp-shinned Hawk 367 3488 10302 Cooper's Hawk 27 100 455 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 99 933 43427 Red-tailed Hawk 21 58 132 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 1 American Kestrel 54 3073 4539 Merlin 3 8 95 Peregrine Falcon 0 13 51 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 12 Unknown Buteo 3 3 8 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 5 Unknown Raptor 1 2 10 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Total: 1712 14309 66918 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Chris Craft, Jim McCoy, John Craft, Mike Malone Visitors: Visitors today included two school groups, and a few others. Weather: A beautiful day today with blue skies and warm temperatures. Light winds out of the northwest early shifted to the southwest in the afternoon. Temperature ranged from 10-20 C. Raptor Observations: Slow in the morning, but activity picked up as the day progressed. Due to the blue skies, light winds, and warm temperatures, raptors were up very high in the afternoon. Sharp-shinned Hawks dominated yet again. Northern Harriers and Turkey Vultures also went through in good numbers. Non-raptor Observations: Bird of the day today was a Hudsonian Godwit that flew quickly over the marsh heading west. A single Sandhill Crane was heard a few times throughout the day and seen once. American Goldfinches were moving in numbers today (842), with Pine Siskins (36) mixed in. A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher was hanging out with a flock of Golden-crowned Kinglets and Yellow-rumped Warblers; seems a bit on the late side. Blue Jays (7400) trickled by throughout the day. Four Horned Larks flew over, as did one American Pipit. Five Horned Grebes were hanging out in Lake Erie. Pied-billed Grebe 60, Horned Grebe 5, Double-crested Cormorant 88, Great Blue Heron 25, Great Egret 10, Mute Swan 80, Canada Goose 23, Wood Duck 30, Green-winged Teal 4, American Black Duck 7, Mallard 200, Northern Pintail 3, Blue-winged Teal 5, Northern Shoveler 7, Gadwall 1, American Wigeon 5, Sandhill Crane 1, American Coot 200, Killdeer 9, Hudsonian Godwit 1, Greater Yellowlegs 1, Spotted Sandpiper 1, Pectoral Sandpiper 1, Ring-billed Gull 100, Herring Gull 25, Great Black-backed Gull 1, Caspian Tern 11, Rock Pigeon 6, Mourning Dove 2, Common Nighthawk 2, Chimney Swift 5, Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4, Belted Kingfisher 1, Downy Woodpecker 3, Northern Flicker 3, Eastern Phoebe 1, Horned Lark 4, Tree Swallow 75, Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10, Blue Jay 7400, American Crow 9, Black-capped Chickadee 5, Carolina Wren 1, House Wren 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 20, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1, American Robin 13, Gray Catbird 4, American Pipit 1, Cedar Waxwing 11, European Starling 1000, Nashville Warbler 1, Yellow-rumped Warbler 31, Palm Warbler 1, Blackpoll Warbler 4, Common Yellowthroat 1, Northern Cardinal 6, Song Sparrow 1, White-throated Sparrow 10, Red-winged Blackbird 534, Rusty Blackbird 3, Pine Siskin 36, American Goldfinch 842. Wandering Glider 1, Black Saddlebags 2, Common Green Darner 4, Monarch 7, Common Buckeye 3. Predictions: Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 25 C. Winds from the NE at 5-15 km/h. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Stephen Kolbe ([email protected]) 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 [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
