Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 342 2547 Osprey 0 2 36 Bald Eagle 0 3 140 Northern Harrier 1 9 237 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 209 4743 Cooper's Hawk 0 4 155 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 39 Broad-winged Hawk 0 5 36311 Red-tailed Hawk 0 22 277 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 5 American Kestrel 0 16 722 Merlin 0 1 48 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 21 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 15 Unknown Buteo 0 2 29 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 23 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 1 618 45350 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 09:00:00 Total observation time: 2 hours Official Counter: Todd Pepper Observers: Visitors: No Visitors Weather: Strong winds out of the South-East, and then heavy rain starting late in the first hour of the count. While I shut down the station at 9:00 EST it was still raining when I left HBCA at 11:00 EST. Raptor Observations: Only 1 raptor migrated, a juvenile Northern Harrier. A Peregrine came out of the trees twice, once snatching a duck off the marsh, but it did not migrate. Non-raptor Observations: In the first hour before the rain 1 Greater Yellowlegs, 20 Blue Jay, 23 Tree Swallow and 5 Warbler SP struggled against the wind and made it west across the marsh. Predictions: A cool day with temperatures between 6C to 10C; Winds southwest at 20 km/h, and a 40% chance of rain. It could be another quiet day for migration. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Todd Pepper ([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
