Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 10, 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 6415 13332 13779 Osprey 0 4 67 Bald Eagle 6 64 180 Northern Harrier 13 95 387 Sharp-shinned Hawk 26 1757 5769 Cooper's Hawk 49 135 227 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 38 38 Broad-winged Hawk 3 47 6112 Red-tailed Hawk 48 259 411 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 207 1128 Merlin 3 10 97 Peregrine Falcon 1 7 29 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 4 Unknown Buteo 2 6 11 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Falcon 0 2 4 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 6573 15965 28245 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 15:15:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Dave Martin, Jim McCoy, Linda Wladarski, Natasha Barlow Visitors: Many visitors throughout the day on this holiday Monday, most just brief visits, but several from Ohio, Michigan, and locally in Essex County. Weather: Winds started out of the N this morning, but slowly shifted into SE into the afternoon. Clear skies for most of the day, with some brief patchy clouds in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: 11 species of raptor were observed from the tower today, with the most abundant being Turkey Vultures. Many large kettles of Turkey Vultures past by too high to see with bare eyes, heading WNW, several kettles with some Red-tailed Hawks, Cooper's Hawks, and some other with them. Today was the first day Cooper's Hawk numbers surpassed Sharp-shinned Hawk numbers. Non-raptor Observations: 18,300 Blue Jays were counted migrating past the tower today, as well as 1070 Red-winged Blackbirds, 35 Rusty Blackbirds, and 298 American Goldfinches. For the full eBird checklist, go to http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31981690 A single Monarch was observed. Predictions: Partially cloudy with light-moderate S winds. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens (seanjenniskens@hotmail.com) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/