Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 522 4720 6401 Osprey 0 6 31 Bald Eagle 2 7 82 Northern Harrier 7 71 212 Sharp-shinned Hawk 126 660 1887 Cooper's Hawk 1 17 53 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 3 Broad-winged Hawk 0 179 7305 Red-tailed Hawk 0 14 88 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 8 256 694 Merlin 0 10 32 Peregrine Falcon 1 11 29 Unknown Accipiter 0 3 16 Unknown Buteo 0 3 18 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 2 5 Unknown Raptor 0 0 3 Total: 667 5960 16859 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Craig Evans Observers: Visitors: 4 visitors made it to the tower today. Weather: Light winds to sometime hardly any winds from the southeast persisted over the course of the day. The temperature began at 20.3 C and reached a high of 33.3 C. Skies were close to 100% cloud free most of the day. Visibility was about 7 km with a haze on the horizon throughout the day. Raptor Observations: Sharp-shinned Hawks were consistently being observed with an average of more than 15 per hour. Some Northern Harriers were also coming in consistently, although in smaller numbers. Many Turkey Vultures were seen soaring in thermals around midday relatively far in the distance. 8 American Kestrels and a Peregrine Falcon were observed. No buteos were observed today. Non-raptor Observations: There was not too much activity around the tower. Only a few Tree Swallows were observed and no Chimney Swift. A slow day for Canada Geese as well. A good number of Red-winged Blackbirds were observed mostly in the morning, as well as large flocks of European Starling. Blue Jays are still coming through in good numbers. Blue Jays- 16 830 Monarchs - 5 https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49085133 Predictions: The winds are expected to continue from the south tomorrow with a mix of sun and clouds and temperatures in the low to mid 20's C but could feel close to 30 C with the humidity. There is also the chance of a shower and thunderstorm later in the afternoon and into the evening. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Craig Evans ([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
