Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 212 22522 24727 Osprey 0 19 53 Bald Eagle 2 51 188 Northern Harrier 10 68 296 Sharp-shinned Hawk 99 1505 6039 Cooper's Hawk 1 57 208 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 22 61 Broad-winged Hawk 0 25 36331 Red-tailed Hawk 6 356 611 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 1 6 American Kestrel 2 221 927 Merlin 1 7 54 Peregrine Falcon 1 19 37 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 17 Unknown Buteo 1 24 51 Unknown Eagle 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 3 4 Unknown Raptor 0 11 34 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 341 24915 69647 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Carol Pitts, Ed Pitts Visitors: We had an array of short-term visitors today: Margaret with her grand-daughter, Chloe; a woman interested in photographing the animals and birds of the marsh; and a quick visit by a man just on his way through on his bicycle. Weather: It was a gorgeous day to be up on the tower with temperatures increasing to 18C and a fantastic array of interesting-looking clouds. Winds went from N to NW to SW to S and with low, menacing clouds on the horizon for much of the day, visibility only went up to 9km. Raptor Observations: A pretty decent day considering the wind coming from half of the compass points. Turkey Vultures flew at a great distance for a couple hours in the middle of the day and we were happy to have one particularly good group of birds that included Vultures, Red-tailed Hawks (2 of which flew by almost at eye level), Red-Shouldered Hawks, Sharp-shinned Hawks and Northern Harriers! 10 species today. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays seem to be past the prime of their migration, while American Crows are slowly on the increase now. Starlings, Red-winged Blackbirds and Rusty Blackbirds continue past in large flocks. The trees and bushes around the tower were busy with Kinglets, Yellow-rumped Warblers and Sparrows (Song, Swamp, White-crowned). The first two Juncos of the season were seen today, feeding alongside White-crowned Sparrows in the road by the tower. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20252063 Predictions: Winds are supposed to continue from the SW tomorrow, with temperatures up to 20C and a bit of cloud cover. Good to know that the birds that may arrive won't get lost in a blue sky! ======================================================================== 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
