Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 3341 3341 Osprey 0 57 57 Bald Eagle 0 223 223 Northern Harrier 0 218 218 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 4482 4482 Cooper's Hawk 0 245 245 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 18 18 Broad-winged Hawk 0 48626 48626 Red-tailed Hawk 0 367 367 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 5 885 885 Merlin 0 60 60 Peregrine Falcon 2 20 20 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 6 6 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Mississippi Kite 0 1 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 7 7 Total: 20 58559 58559 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 12:30:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Olga Klekner Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Chris Craft, Jim McCoy, John Craft, Roland Klekner Visitors: We were pleased to have the company of 18 grade four students, John Winebrenner and Lisa Silvey from Indiana and Urban Lundberg from Michigan. Weather: Mostly cloudy to overcast. The temperature ranged from 18 to 20C. winds were light out of the South. Rain during the last two hours slowed the migration. Raptor Observations: Few raptors were moving today. The highlight was an adult peregrine hunting the marsh early. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays 1779, Tree Swallows 824, Red-winged Blackbirds 74, Spotted Sandpiper, Northern Flicker 6, Chimney Swift 6, Gold Finch 7, Cedar Waxwing 4. Predictions: Dawn will bring overcast skies with light Northerly winds. As the day progresses we will see a little sunshine and the winds will back to the Southwest. The temperature will climb from the low teens to the low twenties. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Claude Radley (crad...@cogeco.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