Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 9 24 24 Osprey 0 26 26 Bald Eagle 5 12 12 Northern Harrier 7 24 24 Sharp-shinned Hawk 30 34 34 Cooper's Hawk 6 11 11 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 6 6 6 Red-tailed Hawk 18 25 25 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 22 89 89 Merlin 1 5 5 Peregrine Falcon 1 5 5 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 0 1 1 Total: 105 262 262 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:15:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 10.75 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Mike Malone, Sarah Rupert Visitors: Sarah Rupert, Mike Malone, Dorothy and Gary Balkwill, a local group from Windsor, a fellow from Detroit, MI, and a few park visitors enjoying the view from the tower. Weather: Clear and cool in the morning turning to partly cloudy in the afternoon with a high of 25C. Wind light NNW 6-12 km/hr. Raptor Observations: A small steady flight through the day, mostly Sharp-shins, Red-tails, and Kestrels with a few Bald Eagles, and the count's first Broad-wings. The juv. Peregrine came through fairly high in the afternoon and continued off to the NW. Non-raptor Observations: There were a lot of Warblers foraging around the tower in the early morning with 15 sp. tallied: 3 Yellow-rumped, Palm, 2 Bay-breasted, 12 Blackpoll, 8 Wilson's, Black-and-white, 3 Redstart, 4 Black-thr. Green, 3 Nashville, 2 Yellowhroat, 3 Cape May, Tennessee, 2 Magnolia, Parula, and Chestnut-sided. There was also a constant stream of Warblers overhead, most of which appeared to be "Baypolls" (14+) and Nashvilles (6+) with a few of the others mixed in. Other notables included 3 Am. Golden Plovers, Common Nighthawk, 2 Red-breasted Nuthatches, and fly-by juv. Red-headed Woodpecker. Predictions: Sunny with light northwest winds. High of 20C. Not quite ideal for a huge flight, but raptors should be on the move. Also a quick reminder that HBMO's first weekend of Festival of Hawks is this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 11-12. See http://www.hbmo.org/Festival_of_Hawks_2009.pdf for details. Hope to see you there! ======================================================================== 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/
