Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 395 9366 12217 Osprey 2 17 74 Bald Eagle 2 24 116 Northern Harrier 0 134 294 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 1428 3856 Cooper's Hawk 0 49 110 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 19 24 Broad-winged Hawk 0 27 5360 Red-tailed Hawk 1 188 334 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 0 519 1247 Merlin 0 20 52 Peregrine Falcon 1 33 43 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: 404 11832 23744 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Cindy Isenhoff Observers: Cramer Visitors: One couple from Zanesdale OH who have a cottage near Kingsville stopped by for a short time. Weather: A dreary, hazy morning led to even worse conditions by noon with blustery winds from the S or SW. Temperatures were mild all day. The constant rain and blasting winds finally called the count short today. Raptor Observations: Very few raptors today in the mist, rain and steady south wind. Our highlight came at the end of the day with a Peregrine Falcon in a small group of Turkey Vultures right over the tower. Turkey Vultures were the only bird seen in significant numbers today. Even they were back and forth along the lake shore all morning before finally moving through. Non-raptor Observations: Song birds kept us going for the early morning. Around the tower we enjoyed a flock of about 25 Ruby and Golden-crowned Kinglets foraging. Tree Swallows were fighting the winds all day to find something to eat over the marsh. Blue Jays were moving around. I saw my first of the fall season White-throated Sparrows--both adult and first year birds. The marsh had all the usual ducks, and a growing number of Mute Swans. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Cindy Isenhoff (akahawkla...@aol.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
