Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 43263 45468 Osprey 0 19 53 Bald Eagle 0 92 229 Northern Harrier 0 168 396 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 3033 7567 Cooper's Hawk 0 132 283 Northern Goshawk 0 7 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 262 301 Broad-winged Hawk 0 42 36348 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1032 1287 Rough-legged Hawk 0 6 6 Golden Eagle 0 17 22 American Kestrel 0 313 1019 Merlin 0 22 69 Peregrine Falcon 1 26 44 Unknown Accipiter 0 7 22 Unknown Buteo 0 122 149 Unknown Eagle 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 5 6 Unknown Raptor 0 19 42 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 5 48588 93320 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Bob Pettit, Claude Radley, Jeanece Seals, Phyllis Coble Visitors: A couple from Waterford stopped by and got to see three of our resident Bald Eagles flying over the marsh! Weather: There was drizzle and rain throughout the day and full cloud cover. Wind speeds were from 5 to 16km/h from the S and beginning to swing towards the W in the last couple hours. Visibility went up to 8km. Raptor Observations: Raptors decided they didn't want to go anywhere today, so there was much excitement when a Peregrine was the first bird of the day! There were 4 Sharp-shinned Hawks after that point and a dozen Turkey Vultures that thought about migrating but didn't end up going after all. Non-raptor Observations: Migrating passerines were in short supply today with 25 Red-winged Blackbirds, 1 American Goldfinch and 8 American Pipits. 81 Tree Swallows were a nice treat around midday, crossing overhead from west to east. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20364700 Predictions: Winds coming from the West should provide a little more bird movement, though they will be quite strong (30km/h). Mixed sun and cloud will make for good viewing of passing birds. ======================================================================== 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
