Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 149 883 883 Osprey 0 29 29 Bald Eagle 9 113 113 Northern Harrier 11 162 162 Sharp-shinned Hawk 120 3679 3679 Cooper's Hawk 6 104 104 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 39 39 Broad-winged Hawk 8 35831 35831 Red-tailed Hawk 6 207 207 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 5 5 American Kestrel 3 580 580 Merlin 1 45 45 Peregrine Falcon 1 13 13 Unknown Accipiter 0 14 14 Unknown Buteo 4 24 24 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Raptor 0 15 15 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 318 41745 41745 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Dennis Patrick, Gwen Patrick, Jim McCoy, Scott Fauteux Visitors: Lots of company up on the tower today from a man visiting from Burlington, a couple from Woodstock, a lady from Massachusetts, and Rick, a local fellow. Weather: Winds started in the N this morning and shifted to the SE as the day wore on. The cloudless blue sky made it easy to lose birds that were flying high above our heads. Raptor Observations: The morning was pretty slow with a few Sharp-shinned Hawks trickling through each hour. Mid-day brought along some kettles of 5 to 28 Turkey Vultures. Less quantity but more variety flew by nearer the end of the day, with the last hour having a beautiful look at a Peregrine and two Northern Harriers right overhead. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay numbers continue to increase with 9260 seen today. Passerines and other non-raptors stopped flying over the tower by mid-morning but 62 Cedar Waxwings, 81 American Goldfinches and 39 Red-Winged Blackbirds were seen along with a fly-over by a Common Loon. 27 Monarchs. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S19934177 Predictions: Winds from the E and SE at 15km/h with temperatures up to 21C. Migration could be much like it was today. ======================================================================== 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
