Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 5 106 106 Osprey 1 44 44 Bald Eagle 0 42 42 Northern Harrier 5 93 93 Sharp-shinned Hawk 72 756 756 Cooper's Hawk 1 34 34 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 2 1310 1310 Red-tailed Hawk 0 67 67 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 41 370 370 Merlin 0 19 19 Peregrine Falcon 1 13 13 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 2 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Black Vulture 0 1 1 Total: 128 2861 2861 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Sarah Rupert Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Todd Pepper Visitors: There were few visitors to the tower today, outside of HBMO volunteers. We enjoyed the company of visitors from Ohio and Oakville ON today. Weather: Blustery day. Rain and thunderstorms were present for the early morning hours, after the front passed through, winds continued strong from the NW, with sun and cloud. Raptor Observations: Raptors began to move after the front passed, dominated by Sharp-shinned Hawks and American Kestrels. An immature Peregrine Falcon put on a great show, chasing a Cooper's Hawk for the better part of 20 minutes around the tower. Non-raptor Observations: There was very little passerine activity today. The morning rain and high winds kept birds hidden. A small flight of Blue Jays (54) was noted today and there continued to be strong movements of swallows and American Goldfinches. Predictions: The wind will wind down tomorrow, starting out from the west, swinging to the southwest in the afternoon. Skies will be partly sunny, so if there are raptors moving, there will be some clouds to help break up the blue sky. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sarah Rupert ([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/
