Holiday Beach
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 44 39644 40899
Osprey 0 19 91
Bald Eagle 1 53 145
Northern Harrier 3 194 529
Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 4181 9343
Cooper's Hawk 3 566 750
Northern Goshawk 0 14 15
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 686 691
Broad-winged Hawk 0 120 18292
Red-tailed Hawk 8 3198 3420
Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2
Golden Eagle 0 24 25
American Kestrel 0 698 1718
Merlin 0 53 117
Peregrine Falcon 1 60 94
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 7
Unknown Buteo 1 4 11
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2
Total: 76 49519 76153
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Bob Pettit
Observers: Jim McCoy, Justin Bosler, Karen Padbury, Olga Klekner,
Sarah Rupert, Steve Greidanus
Visitors:
Rayan Sokoloski helped with the distance birds during several hours. There
were many visitors to the tower BUT EVERYONE of them had to walk from the
CLOSED GATE.
THE GATE WILL BE OPEN ON HUNTING DAYS: M, W, F AND SAT. UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE.
Weather:
A fine day for viewing birds. But there were few. See hourly data.
Raptor Observations:
Not many birds. Perhaps the rainy weather caused them to remain and feed
since the rainy period was less productive.
Non-raptor Observations:
Many passerines moved through in the first hours of the count then were not
to be seen often.
Canada Goose -15, Mute Swan -105, Gadwall -30, Mallard -200, Pied-billed
Grebe -9, Great Blue Heron -4, Great Egret -5, American Coot -200, Greater
Yellowlegs -1, Dunlin -21, Chimney Swift -8, Belted Kingfisher -1,
Red-bellied Woodpecker -1, Downy Woodpecker -2, Northern Flicker -3, Blue
Jay -500, American Crow -6,000, Horned Lark -1,100, Tree Swallow -3,
White-breasted Nuthatch -1, Eastern Bluebird -5, American Robin -53,
Starling -1,000, Cedar Waxwing -165, Yellow-rumped Warbler -10, Common
Yellowthroat -1, Sparrow Species -30, Northern Cardinal -2, Red-winged
Blackbird -300, Rusty Blackbird -5, Common Grackle -100, Brown-headed
Cowbird -50, Blackbird and Starling mixed flocks -5,000, Purple Finch -20,
House Finch -16, Pine Siskin -1, American Goldfinch -1,250.
Predictions:
A fair day is in store.
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Report submitted by Bob Pettit ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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