Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 367 367 Osprey 1 62 62 Bald Eagle 1 115 115 Northern Harrier 1 274 274 Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 3945 3945 Cooper's Hawk 0 89 89 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 6053 6053 Red-tailed Hawk 0 149 149 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 915 915 Merlin 0 85 85 Peregrine Falcon 1 20 20 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2 Unknown Buteo 0 5 5 Unknown Eagle 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 24 12085 12085 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 13:30:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Natasha Barlow Visitors: No visitors to the tower today. Weather: Light rain off and on all day, therefor a good portion of the count was conducted from the second highest level of the Hawk Tower. The rain got fairly hard and didn't appear to be stopping in the afternoon, so the count was ended early. Raptor Observations: Low numbers today as expected with this weather. Sharp-shinned Hawks made up the majority with singles of Osprey, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, and Peregrine Falcon. A young Cooper's Hawk spent some time in the area but didn't seem to migrate. Non-raptor Observations: 6,460 Blue Jays today. 5 Warbler species, and the same assortment of dabbling ducks. A single late Bobolink fly-over was a surprise. For the full eBird checklist go to http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31801076 2 Monarchs today. Predictions: Rain all day and Easterly winds. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens (seanjennisk...@hotmail.com) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ _______________________________________________ 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
