Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 364 21360 21807 Osprey 0 5 68 Bald Eagle 1 93 209 Northern Harrier 0 116 408 Sharp-shinned Hawk 28 1965 5977 Cooper's Hawk 4 185 277 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 60 60 Broad-winged Hawk 0 50 6115 Red-tailed Hawk 5 461 613 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 228 1149 Merlin 2 17 104 Peregrine Falcon 0 11 33 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 6 Unknown Buteo 0 8 13 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Falcon 0 2 4 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 406 24566 36846 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:45:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8.25 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Ian Woodfield, Jim McCoy, Michael Williamson Weather: Very gentle Southerly breeze all day. The morning started with a nice clouded over sky, but the clouds disappeared in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: A few Turkey Vultures moving, majority of which went past between 10 to 11 local time. Small numbers of 6 other raptor species. Non-raptor Observations: Highlight of the day was a Plegadis Ibis sp. that was observed landing in the marsh just before 10am local time. Hopefully it will stick around and get identified to species. There was a late Common Gallinule in the marsh, as well as a large number of American Coot. 3,590 Blue Jays, 2 Eastern Bluebirds, 88 American Robins, 570 Red-winged Blackbirds, 59 Rusty Blackbirds, and 499 American Goldfinches were counted migrating past the tower. For the full eBird checklist, go to http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32088729 2 Black Saddlebags, a single Green Darner, and 3 Monarchs observed today. Predictions: Moderately strong SW winds, with a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. ======================================================================== 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
