Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 42 166 166 Osprey 2 53 53 Bald Eagle 18 67 67 Northern Harrier 23 147 147 Sharp-shinned Hawk 380 1583 1583 Cooper's Hawk 14 64 64 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 3657 4973 4973 Red-tailed Hawk 20 97 97 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 80 526 526 Merlin 3 28 28 Peregrine Falcon 2 18 18 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: 4241 7729 7729 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.75 hours Official Counter: Dan Lumm Observers: Cindy Cartwright, Karen Padbury, Todd Pepper Visitors: Dozens of visitors from locations including Ontario and Michigan attended the Hawk Festival today. Weather: Temperatures ranged from 9.1-14.1C. Winds were from west to west/northwest at 5-18kmph. Cloud cover was variable with a mid-day rain shower Raptor Observations: 11 Raptor species. 18 Bald Eagles! Thousands of Broadwings passed mostly north of the tower, with some close individuals offering great views directly overhead. Today's first Peregrine landed on an open branch north of the marsh before continuing west. Many thanks to Karen Padbury, Cindy Cartwright, and Todd Pepper for helping out with the count. Non-raptor Observations: Non raptor highlights included 13,465 Blue Jays! Additional species:Canada Goose,Mute Swan,Wood Duck,Mallard,Pied-billed Grebe,Double-crested cormorant,Great Blue Heron,Great Egret,Green Heron,Black-crowned Night Heron,Sora,Spotted Sandpiper,Bonaparte's Gull,Ring-billed Gull,Herring Gull,Caspian Tern,Mourning Dove,Chimney Swift-51,Ruby-throated Hummingbird-8,Belted Kingfisher,Northern Flicker-10,Tree Swallow,Barn Swallow,Black-capped Chickadee,Tufted Titmouse,Red-breasted Nuthatch,Carolina Wren,European Starling,Cedar Waxwing-24,Nashville Warbler,Magnolia Warbler,Black-throated Green Warbler,American Goldfinch-144,Monarch-4 Predictions: Mostly sunny skies with a high temperature of 18C. Southwest winds 15-25 kmph. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dan Lumm ([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/
