Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 9 51 51 Osprey 1 48 48 Bald Eagle 0 58 58 Northern Harrier 32 175 175 Sharp-shinned Hawk 136 1585 1585 Cooper's Hawk 5 27 27 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 19 10805 10805 Red-tailed Hawk 5 27 27 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5 642 642 Merlin 1 21 21 Peregrine Falcon 1 4 4 Unknown Accipiter 2 2 2 Unknown Buteo 0 2 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 2 6 6 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 218 13454 13454 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.75 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Ed Pitts Visitors: We had 8 visitors that were there for various reasons: work, for birding, and just to enjoy the day. We also had an elementary school class stop by and investigate the marsh. Weather: A beautiful day, going up to 26C and sunny. There were very few clouds and a breeze coming south off the lake. Raptor Observations: The first few count hours started out slowly, with very few raptors going through, but things picked up shortly thereafter, bringing in over 30 birds each hour in the afternoon. The first two birds of the day were Northern Harriers, which were a precursor to a nice harrier flight all day. 19 Broad-winged Hawks migrated in a couple of small kettles, 10 species were seen, but most of today's numbers came from Sharpies. Birds were flying at all levels and on all flight paths, providing endless surprises! Non-raptor Observations: Swallows were abundant and feeding again over the marsh today, and today was the first day with a large group (over 500) of starlings moving across. A smaller group of starlings took it upon themselves to follow one of the local Bald Eagles, appearing like a cloud of flies behind the distant bird. There was not too much movement of passerines in migration, only a couple dozen Cedar Waxwings, Red-winged Blackbirds and American Goldfinches. 1 Common Nighthawk appeared near the end of the count, as well as an immature and adult Red-headed Woodpecker! Dragonflies were 6 Black Saddlebags and 2 Common Green Darners. 61 Monarchs. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S25061194 Predictions: Tomorrow promises to be another beautiful day! Winds will, however, continue from the SW and S with a sunny 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
