Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 13, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 2225 8971 11822 Osprey 3 15 72 Bald Eagle 3 22 114 Northern Harrier 17 134 294 Sharp-shinned Hawk 98 1425 3853 Cooper's Hawk 1 49 110 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 19 24 Broad-winged Hawk 0 27 5360 Red-tailed Hawk 12 187 333 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 6 519 1247 Merlin 1 20 52 Peregrine Falcon 1 32 42 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 2 8 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 3 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Total: 2370 11428 23340 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Ian Woodfield, Jim McCoy, Kory Renaud, Michael Williamson Visitors: A few visitors on the tower today, unfortunately those without scopes didn't see much as the flight was way to the north. Weather: Almost no wind at all today, just slightly from the south in the afternoon. The morning was very damp and hazy. Raptor Observations: A good flight of Turkey Vultures today, with 2225 being counted. Also a decent flight of Sharpies with 98 and an okay flight of Harriers with 17. Non-raptor Observations: A total of 1010 Blue Jays were counted migrating today, along with exactly 100 Am. Robins. There were 5 warbler species seen today, a good count here for this date. Full eBird checkilist at: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39908166 34 Monarchs were counted migrating today. Predictions: Moderate south winds predicted all day. ======================================================================== 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
