Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 341 341 Osprey 1 127 127 Bald Eagle 1 139 139 Northern Harrier 2 351 351 Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 5733 5733 Cooper's Hawk 0 294 294 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 42446 42446 Red-tailed Hawk 0 73 73 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 4 1236 1236 Merlin 1 63 63 Peregrine Falcon 2 16 16 Unknown Accipiter 0 7 7 Unknown Buteo 0 4 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 4 4 Unknown Raptor 0 7 7 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 25 50843 50843 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Claude Radley Visitors: Two visitors braved the wind and rain today. Weather: Very rainy early this morning, with eventual clearing in the afternoon. Strong winds once the rain stopped out of the east, but they quieted down and shifted to the south. Temperatures near 20 degrees C. Raptor Observations: A few raptors moved after the rain, but overall a very quiet day of migration. An adult Peregrine Falcon flew low directly over the tower, and a male Merlin was seen blasting by over the marsh after passerine prey. Non-raptor Observations: Saw my first Ruby-crowned Kinglet of the fall today mixed in with the warbler flock around the tower. Pied-billed Grebe 50, Double-crested Cormorant 60, Great Blue Heron 15, Great Egret 4, Black-crowned Night-Heron 2, Mute Swan 70, Canada Goose 60, Wood Duck 50, Green-winged Teal 10, American Black Duck 3, Mallard 200, Northern Pintail 2, Blue-winged Teal 15, Northern Shoveler 2, American Wigeon 4, Lesser Scaup 1, Common Moorhen 10, American Coot 60, Killdeer 7, Spotted Sandpiper 1, Bonaparte’s Gull 1, Ring-billed Gull 70, Herring Gull 10, Great Black-backed Gull 2, Caspian Tern 6, Rock Pigeon 1, Mourning Dove 2, Chimney Swift 7, Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5, Belted Kingfisher 1, Downy Woodpecker 2, Northern Flicker 5, Least Flycatcher 1, Purple Martin 1, Tree Swallow 350, Northern Rough-winged Swallow 150, Barn Swallow 6, Blue Jay 3640, Black-capped Chickadee 6, Carolina Wren 1, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1, Gray-cheeked Thrush 2, Swainson’s Thrush 2, American Robin 2, Gray Catbird 4, European Starling 200, Red-eyed Vireo 2, Tennessee Warbler 1, Nashville Warbler 4, Northern Parula 1, Chestnut-sided Warbler 1, Magnolia Warbler 2, Yellow-rumped Warbler 3, Black-throated Green Warbler 1, Blackpoll Warbler 1, Black-and-white Warbler 2, American Redstart 1, Common Yellowthroat 1, Wilson's Warbler 1, Northern Cardinal 6, Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1, Red-winged Blackbird 4, Rusty Blackbird 1, Brown-headed Cowbird 1, American Goldfinch 19. Black Saddlebags 10, Common Green Darner 5, Monarch 15. Predictions: Clear in the morning, then overcast. High of 21 C. Winds from the SSE at 15 km/h. Wind direction doesn't sound too hot, but at least it won't be raining! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Stephen Kolbe (kolbesr@gmail.com) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/