Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 12, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 5 39 39 Osprey 9 47 47 Bald Eagle 8 23 23 Northern Harrier 17 57 57 Sharp-shinned Hawk 587 699 699 Cooper's Hawk 2 29 29 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 7 20 20 Red-tailed Hawk 4 72 72 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 106 235 235 Merlin 9 19 19 Peregrine Falcon 1 7 7 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 1 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 1 1 Total: 756 1249 1249 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:15:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 10.25 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Jim McCoy, Karen Padbury, Richard Carr, Todd Pepper Visitors: A fair number today and a thanks to those who helped spot the birds on the season's first good flight. Weather: Cloudy with some light fog in the early morning hours and then clearing to partly cloudy with temps ranging from 15 to 24C. Wind was light out of the WNW 8-12 km/hr. Raptor Observations: A good flight of Sharp-shins and Kestrels which started once the skies cleared up during the 10 am DST hour. Many Sharp-shins were low giving nice looks and "packing lunches" (full crop), while several of the Kestrels were eating dragonflies on the wing. Eight Merlins and a few low Broad-wings were also a highlight. The ad. Peregrine came through high at 3 pm DST. Non-raptor Observations: The hawks were keeping everyone occupied, so not many today. Notables included Red-headed Woodpecker and 3 C. Nighthawks. Predictions: Clouds clearing in the morning with wind becoming west 20 km/hr in the afternoon. High of 24C. Weather looks good for a continued flight of Sharp-shins and Kestrels and at the very least a clean-up flight from today. Also if you missed the Festival of Hawks this weekend be sure to stop out next weekend Sept. 18-19 for another weekend of HBMO and Essex Region Conservation Authority festivities. Details are at: http://www.hbmo.org/Festival_of_Hawks_2009.pdf ======================================================================== 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/
