Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 06, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 174 1001 3206 Osprey 3 13 47 Bald Eagle 5 14 151 Northern Harrier 2 11 239 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 238 4772 Cooper's Hawk 2 7 158 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 39 Broad-winged Hawk 0 5 36311 Red-tailed Hawk 0 25 280 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 5 American Kestrel 3 22 728 Merlin 0 2 49 Peregrine Falcon 2 11 29 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 15 Unknown Buteo 0 3 30 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 1 2 3 Unknown Raptor 0 0 23 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 203 1354 46086 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Jim McCoy, Todd Pepper Visitors: A couple from Windsor dropped by briefly. The Law of the Sacrificial Birder (where birds show up after someone leaves) was at work again today, allowing a group of 5 kids and their teacher from St. Peter's ACHS College School to get a good look at a Peregrine right after Jim left. Weather: 12C this morning with 100% cloud cover and winds from the S all day. We had a bit of blue sky at 10 and 11 (EST) which closed back up for the last couple hours of counting while it drizzled. Raptor Observations: It was a nice surprise this morning upon arrival at the tower to see 3 adult Bald Eagles flying, though only one ended up migrating. Throughout the rest of the day, three juvenile Bald Eagles passed through, along with 7 other species, though in low numbers. 174 Turkey Vultures filtered by along the lakeshore and at the north side of the marsh after the first couple of hours. Non-raptor Observations: The morning brought a flurry of migrating American Goldfinches (374), Tree Swallows (44), and American Robins (28). Blue Jays continue to hold their own with 16280. 950 Starlings migrated overhead along with two other 1000+ flocks at the north end of the marsh, looking like huge shifting clouds from the distance. Interesting species for the day were a White-crowned Sparrow and a Red-headed Woodpecker. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20051392 Predictions: A day much the same as today with drizzle, and winds from the S and SW at 25km/h. ======================================================================== 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
