Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 24 684 684 Osprey 1 13 13 Bald Eagle 3 57 57 Northern Harrier 3 76 76 Sharp-shinned Hawk 40 769 769 Cooper's Hawk 2 22 22 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 2 6892 6892 Red-tailed Hawk 0 45 45 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 255 255 Merlin 0 14 14 Peregrine Falcon 1 8 8 Unknown Accipiter 0 7 7 Unknown Buteo 0 5 5 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 1 1 1 Unknown Raptor 0 3 3 Total: 79 8852 8852 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Craig Evans Observers: Olga Klekner Weather: The day began with a temperature of 14.5 C, about 85% cloud cover and light winds from the northeast. Temperatures rose to a high of 20.5 C and the winds shifted to the east but remained light to moderate. By 1:30 EST rain had moved in. Raptor Observations: A slow day for raptor migration. It began alright with more than 30 Sharp-shinned Hawks and a few Harriers in the first two hours, but slowed throughout the day. A few resident Bald Eagles were seen, as well as a few migrants, in addition to a few other species. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays began in strong numbers, with 6680 seen in the first hour, but slowed considerably throughout the day to nothing in the final hour. An Olive-sided Flycatcher was perched conspicuous on a high bare branch. A Rusty Black bird was also seen perched near the Martin houses. A Philadelphia Vireo was seen among a group of warblers. Blue Jays - 9700 Monarchs - 38 https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48726129 Predictions: Rain and thunderstorms is expected for much of the day tomorrow with winds from the south. Unfortunately the slow day today may be an indication for another slow day tomorrow. ======================================================================== Report submitted by (c...@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
