Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1 115 115 Osprey 0 24 24 Bald Eagle 3 69 69 Northern Harrier 1 63 63 Sharp-shinned Hawk 54 738 738 Cooper's Hawk 15 45 45 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 169 169 Red-tailed Hawk 0 84 84 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 191 191 Merlin 0 16 16 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: 74 1517 1517 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Todd Pepper Observers: Jim McCoy Visitors: Only one of our regular spotters. Weather: A cloudy, drizzly, rainy day with temperatures ranging from 17 - 23C. Winds were light all day starting out of the north-east until 11:00 when they shifted to the south. Raptor Observations: The raptors came in spurts between the heavier rain. Sharpies were in the majority at 54 of the 74 birds counted. Northern Harriers generally don't mind rain and unfavourable winds, but we only had 1 immature bird. Three 1st year adult Bald Eagles snuck in on me. The 2 resident 1st year birds had been sitting on the beach for a couple hours. I looked at 10:45 and they were still there and then glanced over at the top of the hour and there were 5 - 1st year Eagles sitting there. Non-raptor Observations: Not much passerine migration either, although the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (20) and Cedar Waxwings (29) didn't seem to mind the rain. Two Spotted Sandpiper were the first for the fall. A Northern Waterthrush flew by with a flash of silver on it's right leg. It had been banded. The strangest sight was a Barn Swallow that appeared to be carrying nesting material. 10 Monarch Butterflies today. Predictions: The forecast for Tuesday is sunny and hot, witht he temperature getting up to 34C. It could be muggy as well since rain is predicted up until 5 a.m. Winds are predicted to be moderate at 15-20 km/hr out of the south-west. ======================================================================== 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
