Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 2265 6917 7364 Osprey 0 4 67 Bald Eagle 4 58 174 Northern Harrier 13 82 374 Sharp-shinned Hawk 99 1731 5743 Cooper's Hawk 2 86 178 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 34 34 Broad-winged Hawk 3 44 6109 Red-tailed Hawk 67 211 363 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 9 204 1125 Merlin 1 7 94 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 28 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 4 Unknown Buteo 0 4 9 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Falcon 0 2 4 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 2465 9392 21672 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Cindy Cartwright Observers: Andy Parsons, Bob Pettit, Jim McCoy, Mike Malone Visitors: Quite a few visitors stopped by for 5 or 10 minutes. Mike Malone from Pelee Wings set up a scope on the lower deck for a couple of young kids who were very keen to see birds. Weather: A very pleasant day on the tower. Clear skies in the morning became partly cloudy after noon. With light to moderate NW winds the temperature ranged from 7C in the morning to 17C by closing. Raptor Observations: Not quite the flight we expected given the conditions but an enjoyable day. Non-raptor Observations: eBird report will follow on Oct. 11. Predictions: Light and variable winds to start the day will become light E-SE by noon. The temperature will climb from 8C in the morning to 17C in the afternoon. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
