Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 3 54 54 Osprey 5 53 53 Bald Eagle 4 62 62 Northern Harrier 4 179 179 Sharp-shinned Hawk 231 1816 1816 Cooper's Hawk 3 30 30 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 10806 10806 Red-tailed Hawk 0 27 27 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 6 648 648 Merlin 2 23 23 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 4 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2 Unknown Buteo 0 2 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 6 6 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 259 13713 13713 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:15:00 Observation end time: 15:45:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Carol Pitts, Ed Pitts Visitors: There were plenty of people out enjoying the nice weather today, and many were interested in learning about raptors and migration! We had visitors from Owen Sound, South Carolina, Windsor, Toronto, and Brampton, just to name a few. Weather: A hot day again with no cloud cover, but quite pleasant when the wind picked up. Winds were continuing from the SW, S, and SE, and a haze gathered near midday. Raptor Observations: It was a Sharpie sort of day today with the flight being dominated by over 200 Sharp-shinned Hawks that popped up in small flurries of up to 7 birds at a time. 8 other species were seen, but brought in less than 10 birds per species. One lonesome Broadwing spiralled its way across the marsh and 2 Merlins buzzed so quickly past the tower that we barely had a chance to call them out before they were gone. One of the resident adult Bald Eagles also proudly displayed a freshly-caught fish while parading past the tower. Non-raptor Observations: Another fairly quiet day for non-raptors with 70 Cedar Waxwings, 2 Gray Catbirds, 14 Warbler sp., 8 Red-winged Blackbirds, 2 Common Grackles, 40 American Goldfinches, and 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. Chimney Swifts did put on a good appearance at 59 individuals. 2 Yellowlegs sp. also flew over the marsh. Dragonflies of the day: 1 Twelve-spotted Skimmer, 19 Black Saddlebags, 2 Common Green Darner. 37 Monarchs. See today eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S25075579 Predictions: Another warm day with possible thunderstorms and winds from the SW. Winds are supposed to switch to the North this weekend, so get ready for our second festival weekend! http://hbmo.ca/blog/hawkfest-2015-schedule-of-events/ ======================================================================== 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
