Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 172 819 819 Osprey 6 46 46 Bald Eagle 5 59 59 Northern Harrier 7 124 124 Sharp-shinned Hawk 203 2024 2024 Cooper's Hawk 2 46 46 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 5 Broad-winged Hawk 23 4504 4504 Red-tailed Hawk 2 85 85 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 165 455 455 Merlin 0 29 29 Peregrine Falcon 1 8 8 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 3 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 586 8210 8210 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Jim McCoy, Michael Williamson Visitors: Two Neil's joined me on the tower today for a few hours each, as well as Mike and Jim. Weather: Today was MUCH nicer temperature-wise than the last few days. A nice west and northwest breeze greeted us throughout the day, and kept many raptors closer to the tower than they have been recently. Many clouds in the sky helped out for picking up the high-flying birds as well. Raptor Observations: We had our first real push of Turkey Vultures today, with 172 being counted. In addition, decent flights of Osprey (6), Sharpies (203), and definitely our best Am. Kestrel flight so far this season with 165. Majority of the birds counted today migrated past between 11am and 2pm local time. With the low numbers of Broad-wings today in the north wind, it is suspected that we missed the big push for this species again this year. Non-raptor Observations: There were 2110 Blue Jays counted migrating today. In addition, 121 Cedar Waxwings, and a fair number of unidentified fly-over warblers. Link to the full eBird checklist here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39431330 A total of 69 Monarchs were counted as well. Predictions: Moderate north and northwest winds predicted all day tomorrow, with mostly sunny skies. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100 _______________________________________________ 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
