Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 12 78 78 Osprey 5 62 62 Bald Eagle 9 39 39 Northern Harrier 26 134 134 Sharp-shinned Hawk 139 2237 2237 Cooper's Hawk 3 36 36 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 2055 3362 3362 Red-tailed Hawk 7 92 92 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 27 420 420 Merlin 3 38 38 Peregrine Falcon 1 8 8 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 1 1 Total: 2287 6508 6508 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 16:45:00 Total observation time: 10.75 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Dave Stimac, Jim McCoy, Olga Klekner Visitors: Just a few today came out today in time for the Broad-wings. Weather: Similar to yesterday with light N winds and cool in the morning, and then warming with a light S to SE breeze in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: Broad-wings picked up in the 9 am DST hour, but then quickly tapered off around 12. A few nice groups of 300+ birds glided through and kettled overhead at moderate heights before continuing west. Either most became too high or moved inland by the early afternoon with only a trickle of Sharp-shins, Kestrels, and Harriers moving the rest of the day. Non-raptor Observations: Still lots of songbird activity around the tower from 7:30 to 8 with good numbers (61+ individuals) of 16 sp. of Warblers, plus 2 Gray-cheeked Thrushes, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Blue-headed Vireo, Philadelphia Vireo, and Ruby-crowned Kinglet. A few C. Nighthawks were flying around mid-day while a juv. Red-headed Woodpecker went by heading west. Predictions: Showers in the morning ending late in the afternoon and then cloudy with a risk of a thunderstorm. Wind becoming SW 30 km/hr in the morning. High of 24C. Not much expected. ======================================================================== 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/
