Holiday Beach
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 815 43822
Osprey 0 0 94
Bald Eagle 0 15 164
Northern Harrier 0 86 675
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 162 9682
Cooper's Hawk 0 114 924
Northern Goshawk 0 6 24
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 315 1073
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18292
Red-tailed Hawk 4 1894 5952
Rough-legged Hawk 0 20 25
Golden Eagle 3 45 90
American Kestrel 0 8 1741
Merlin 0 2 122
Peregrine Falcon 1 5 104
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 8
Unknown Buteo 0 6 17
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 9 3494 82813
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Dan Lumm
Observers: Bob Pettit, Claude Radley, Jim McCoy, Justin Bosler,
Larry Ludwiki, Paul Pratt
Visitors:
Bob Pettit, Justin Bosler, Jim McCoy, Claude Radley, Larry Ludwicki, John
Craft, and Paul Pratt along with 6 members of the Essex County Field
Naturalists' Club. A few other park visitors stopped by throughout the day.
Weather:
Mostly cloudy to overcast skies with West to Northwest winds at 1 to 10
mph. Temps. ranged from 12.2 to a high of 14.2 C. Visibility was reduced by
haze for the better part of the day, with some improvement throughout the
PM.
Raptor Observations:
Simply stating that we averaged about one raptor per hour would aptly sum
up the day. Three Golden Eagles passed in quick succession between 1135 and
1141 EST.
Non-raptor Observations:
Tundra Swans- 59,
Bald Eagle- 2 (resident pair),
Am. Goldfinch- 115.
Predictions:
Overcast to mostly cloudy skies with a chance of an AM sprinkle. Northeast
winds at 10 to 15 mph with gusts exceeding 20 mph. High of 15C. Chance of
rain around 30%. Favorable winds and a little sun should get the raptors
moving again.
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Report submitted by Justin Bosler ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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