Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1361 13860 15541 Osprey 0 8 33 Bald Eagle 1 23 98 Northern Harrier 5 113 254 Sharp-shinned Hawk 148 1863 3090 Cooper's Hawk 2 55 91 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 6 Broad-winged Hawk 0 194 7320 Red-tailed Hawk 1 55 129 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 8 621 1059 Merlin 2 17 39 Peregrine Falcon 0 17 35 Unknown Accipiter 0 7 20 Unknown Buteo 0 7 22 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 2 5 Unknown Raptor 0 0 3 Total: 1528 16846 27745 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Craig Evans Observers: Visitors: There were 5 visitors at the tower today. Thanks Kory and Chip for stopping by. Weather: Moderate to strong westerly winds persisted all day. The skies were completely overcast for much of the day, with light drizzle in the morning, but began to clear later in the afternoon. A 26.2 mph wind gust was recorded at 10:30 am EST. Visibility began at about 4 km and finished near 8 km. The temperature remained constant at about 12 C. Raptor Observations: The day began slowly for migration but picked up slightly around mid day. Turkey Vultures began to stream in around 11:00 am EST. Sharp-shinned Hawk numbers also began to increase and 55 were observed between 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST. Two Merlin's buzzed by the tower at high speed allowing for good but brief views. One Red-tailed Hawk and one juvenile Bald Eagle flew by today. An Osprey was seen throughout the day. Non-raptor Observations: Not too much was moving through the skies other than ducks and gulls. A late Baltimore Oriole, a Rusty Blackbird, and a Green Heron were observed today. Blue Jays - 1520 Monarchs - 1 https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49220242 Predictions: Winds are expected from the southwest tomorrow with sunny skies, a low of 3 C and a high of 12 C. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Craig Evans (c...@hotmail.com) 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 birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
