Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 29 55 55 Osprey 3 15 15 Bald Eagle 14 49 49 Northern Harrier 6 30 30 Sharp-shinned Hawk 27 57 57 Cooper's Hawk 3 5 5 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 24 34 34 Red-tailed Hawk 36 41 41 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 20 22 22 Merlin 0 3 3 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 162 314 314 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Claude Radley, Todd Pepper Observers: Claude Radley, Jim McCoy, Mike Malone Visitors: Two mothers, one from Kingsville and one from Windsor, brought their children out for their first look at swans and egrets. Chip & Lisa, regular visitors from Cochester, brought their daughter Chelsea with them today. Thanks to Mike Malone for picking up the high birds out over the lake, and to Claude Radley for picking up the late afternoon migrants. Weather: Mostly clear skies all day with winds primarly out of the north at 5 - 15 km/hr. Barometric pressure increased throughout the day from 30.09 (in/Hg) to 30.21 (in/Hg). Raptor Observations: 162 birds of 9 Species. It was a very slow start with no raptors at all in the first 3 hours despite what seemed like perfect weather conditions. When they finally did start to migrate they were very high in the sky. The anticipated Broad-wing Hawk numbers did not start until late in the day with the majority seen in the last 2 hours of the count. Non-raptor Observations: Cedar Waxwings dominated the non-raptor migration again today at 171 birds. Other highlights include: 1 Green Heron; 18 Chimney Swift; 1 Eastern Wood Pe-Wee; 12 species of warbler including the first Nashvilles; and, 61 American Goldfinch. 3 Monarch Butterflies. Predictions: Sunny in the a.m. and clouding up in the p.m. Temperature ranging from 9-21C. The predicted north-east winds of 5-12 km/hr should be good for migration. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Todd Pepper (pepper_t...@yahoo.ca) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - 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
