Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 157 382 382
Osprey 6 90 90
Bald Eagle 13 87 87
Northern Harrier 17 259 259
Sharp-shinned Hawk 431 4534 4534
Cooper's Hawk 11 59 59
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 10 14186 14186
Red-tailed Hawk 2 116 116
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 218 895 895
Merlin 4 67 67
Peregrine Falcon 0 16 16
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: 869 20693 20693
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 11 hours
Official Counter: Rene Kielbasa
Observers: Dan Lumm, Dorothy McLeer, Larry Ludwiki
Visitors:
many out of towners..fron indiana/michigan....toronto.
dr. dan mennil and ornithology students from windsor university.
exceptional help from assosciates ;- larry ludwicki;dan lumm;dorothy
mcleer.
Weather:
favourable conditions:-
heavy overcast..light to moderate winds from north/westerly quadrant
and cooler temps making the day a very productive one.
Raptor Observations:
ten species identified /sharp-shinned winning the tally number..431
individuals.
Non-raptor Observations:
large number of blue jays...4,200 individuals.
Predictions:
similar weather synopsis should bring in a bountifull harvest.
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Report submitted by Rene Kielbasa ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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