Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 12 619 619 Osprey 3 40 40 Bald Eagle 1 54 54 Northern Harrier 13 101 101 Sharp-shinned Hawk 92 1431 1431 Cooper's Hawk 1 39 39 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 5 Broad-winged Hawk 28 4016 4016 Red-tailed Hawk 3 81 81 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 8 266 266 Merlin 0 29 29 Peregrine Falcon 1 7 7 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 1 3 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 163 6694 6694 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6.75 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Dan Lumm Visitors: Less visitors today than yesterday for the last day of the festival. No one who came up the tower really wanted to stay too long in the heat. Weather: The first cloud of the day was spotted around 1:30pm local time; a tiny little cumulus cloud, many kilometers to the north.. Winds very easterly and southeasterly all day, with just a hint of north in the early morning (but that didn't last). Raptor Observations: A relatively slow day overall, although in comparison to all the other species, it was a decent day for Northern Harriers. Only one small kettle of 26 Broad-winged Hawks was seen. Non-raptor Observations: Six shorebird species were recorded from the hawk tower today; both Black-bellied and American Golden-Plovers were heard, as well as Killdeer - additionally, Dunlin, Solitary Sandpiper, and Greater Yellowlegs were all seen and heard. Today was also the first day where "Myrtle" Yellow-rumped Warblers were the most common warbler. For the full eBird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39374151 There were 40 Monarchs counted migrating today. Predictions: East and southeast winds predicted, but it looks like we may get at least a few more clouds!! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens (seanjennisk...@hotmail.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
