Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 08, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 3 15 15 Osprey 4 26 26 Bald Eagle 3 7 7 Northern Harrier 4 17 17 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 4 4 Cooper's Hawk 3 5 5 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 2 7 7 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 31 67 67 Merlin 0 4 4 Peregrine Falcon 1 4 4 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 1 1 1 Total: 55 157 157 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:15:00 Observation end time: 15:45:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Claude Radley, Jim McCoy Visitors: Claude Radley, Jim McCoy, and a few park visitors from Oakville, Ontario, and Ohio. Weather: Cloudy in the morning turning to partly cloudy in the afternoon. Breezy with west winds 8-12 km/hr. Temps comfortable ranging from 14C in the morning to 21C in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: A decent day with a steady stream of Kestrels and a few Ospreys and migrant Bald Eagles mixed in. The juv. Peregrine made a brief appearance in the afternoon putting up the ducks in the marsh before "ramming" a Mallard, after which I lost sight of it due to the backdrop of the trees. The juvenile Mississippi Kite appeared just over the cottonwoods E of the tower at 14:59 EST (3:59 pm DST), flew a few circles and then glided back out of view to the E. Non-raptor Observations: Lots of passerine migration going by the tower in the morning hours and continuing into the early afternoon. Notable totals included: 27 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, 191 Chimney Swifts, 27 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (inc. a flock of 8), 215 American Goldfinches, 105 Purple Martins, 123 Cliff Swallows, 295 Cedar Waxwings, and 24 Blackpoll/Bay-breasted Warblers. Predictions: Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers in the morning and early in the afternoon. Wind northwest turning to north 20 km/h. High of 18C. Should be raptors on the move. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jim Pawlicki ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ Directions to site: Entering Canada from Detroit at the Ambassador Bridge: After Canadian Customs, stay left 50 yards, passing over the railroad tracks. You are now on Huron Church Road leading to Highway 401 and Highway 3. Continue east 3.8 miles to the intersection with Todd and Cabana roads. Go through the intersection, staying to the right. In less than 100 yards the main road splits; 401 and 3 continue to the left as the main road and Huron Church narrows and angles to the right. Follow Huron Church right for 0.5 miles to Disputed Road. After angling a right turn onto Disputed Road, travel south. PLEASE OBEY SPEED LIMITS, they aer usually monitored. At 4 miles Disputed Road intersects with Townline Road, and the name changes to Concession 5. Continue south 5 miles and Concession 5 "T"'s with South Townline Road. Turn left and travel east 0.2 miles, turning right (south) onto Concession 6. Continue south for 3.4 miles to the intersection with Highway 20 at Malden Centre in the town of Amherstburg. There is a restaurant/convenience/gas store on the southeast corner of the intersection. Go through the intersection south onto Route 50 for 1.3 miles. The entrance to the Holiday Beach Conservation Area is on the right. Pay entry fee and continue to the Hawk Tower at the south end of the park. Park vehicle and walk to the tower. West bound on Routes 401 and 3 Howard Avenue, Route 9, intersects Routes 401 and 3 east of Windsor. Take Howard Avenue south to Highway 20 ("T"'s) and turn right (west) traveling (about 2 miles) to Malden Centre in the town of Amherstburg. A restaurant/convenience/gas store is on the left. Turn left (south) on to Route 50 for 1.3 miles; the entrance to HBCA is on the right. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
