Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 1 1 Bald Eagle 5 5 5 Northern Harrier 3 16 16 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 13 13 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 8 22 22 Merlin 2 10 10 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 19 69 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Bob Pettit, Jim McCoy Visitors: A mother and son came from Guelph and got to enjoy one of the resident Osprey fishing. Weather: Temperatures rose to 31C with high humidity. The little wind there was came from the S. Visibility was up to 15km. Raptor Observations: The first 5 migrating Bald Eagles of the season were a treat this morning. The rest of the day brought mostly Kestrels, a few Northern Harriers, and a Sharp-shinned Hawk. 2 Merlins dive-bombed and harassed each other on their way through, providing us with good looks at their quick turns and manoeuvres. 19 raptors total. Non-raptor Observations: The day was quiet with little movement of migrating passerines. Mostly swallows passed through in the morning, along with 71 Cedar Waxwings, 35 American Goldfinch, 15 Chimney Swifts, and 3 R-Throated Hummingbirds. Today is the first day the Snowy Egrets didn't visit since they have arrived. See today's eBird list for more sightings http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S19738737 4 Monarchs Predictions: Cooler temperatures with winds coming from the North which should be good for migration. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jenna McDermott ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] 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
