Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 222 2240 5091 Osprey 1 4 61 Bald Eagle 0 3 95 Northern Harrier 1 25 185 Sharp-shinned Hawk 29 198 2626 Cooper's Hawk 4 16 77 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 7 Broad-winged Hawk 0 14 5347 Red-tailed Hawk 0 28 174 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 3 16 744 Merlin 1 2 34 Peregrine Falcon 14 23 33 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 1 7 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 275 2575 14487 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.75 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Ian Woodfield, Natasha Barlow Visitors: Many visitors to the tower on this beautiful Saturday, including the Barlow family who joined me for a couple hours. Weather: Moderate south winds throughout the day, with a hint of east early on. Variable clouds. Raptor Observations: An excellent day for Peregrine Falcons at HBMO today, with 14 being counted, nearly all were just moving down the shoreline to the west. Smaller flights of Sharpies, Cooper's, and Kestrel, and singles of Merlin, N. Harrier, and Osprey. Non-raptor Observations: Today 13,130 became the new seasonal high-count of Blue Jays in a day. Full eBird checklist here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39609088 A total of 26 Monarchs were counted migrating today, as well as 6 Black Saddlebags. Predictions: Moderate west winds starting off, and switching to south in the afternoon. Might be another good Peregrine day. ======================================================================== 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
