Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 71 296 296 Osprey 1 12 12 Bald Eagle 5 29 29 Northern Harrier 10 35 35 Sharp-shinned Hawk 54 207 207 Cooper's Hawk 2 5 5 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 2 1130 1130 Red-tailed Hawk 6 48 48 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 37 37 Merlin 1 12 12 Peregrine Falcon 1 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 2 2 Total: 154 1815 1815 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Cindy Cartwright Observers: Michael Williamson, Rick Brown Visitors: Chris Craft visited for a short time in the morning. Several people came up over the course of the day including visitors from Austin TX who told us about their hawk watching in Corpus Christi. Weather: The EC weather forecast was not to be - the wind was only from the north for the 1st hour then swung east then south for much of the day. Although the visibility was excellent in 3 directions, the view to the south was limited to <5km in the afternoon due to fog and haze. And it was HOT on the tower - 29C for several hours before a sudden temperature plunge. Raptor Observations: 11 species counted today. The first raptor of the day was a local (not counted) juvenile BE that flew past about 50 feet from the tower at eye level - fantastic look! The final raptor of the day was a ML trying to take out the resident BEKI, which only managed to survive by diving underwater in the pond. A fairly quiet day otherwise. Non-raptor Observations: A good push of warblers, vireos and empids in the willows below the tower early in the morning. See the list of non raptors at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39135472 Predictions: Once again the forecast is for clear skies and northeast winds but the humidity will be very high. If it's accurate, there could be a good flight. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Cindy Cartwright (p...@bmts.com) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100 _______________________________________________ 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
