Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 38 346 346 Osprey 0 61 61 Bald Eagle 0 111 111 Northern Harrier 4 269 269 Sharp-shinned Hawk 86 3738 3738 Cooper's Hawk 3 87 87 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 6052 6052 Red-tailed Hawk 0 148 148 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 908 908 Merlin 1 81 81 Peregrine Falcon 3 14 14 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2 Unknown Buteo 0 5 5 Unknown Eagle 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 138 11826 11826 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 11:00:00 Observation end time: 15:45:00 Total observation time: 4.75 hours Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens Observers: Visitors: Kit came up the tower for a little while today, and the main counter at Detroit River HW, Dustin came by too see what it was like. Weather: Th morning was a wash-out, literally, so the count was started later in the day after the rain had stopped. The afternoon was cool with relatively strong Westward winds. Raptor Observations: 3 Peregrine Falcons were the highlight of this short day! Also a Merlin sitting out in the open for good viewing for about 30min. Non-raptor Observations: Good dabbling duck diversity remains in the marsh, and there are still a few warblers to be seen! For the full eBird checklist, got to http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31773315 No dragonflies of Monarchs were seen today. Predictions: Mostly clear skies and fairly strong SW winds forecasted for tomorrow. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens (seanjenniskens@hotmail.com) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/