Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 675 675 Osprey 2 103 103 Bald Eagle 0 92 92 Northern Harrier 0 303 303 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 5111 5111 Cooper's Hawk 0 84 84 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 15386 15386 Red-tailed Hawk 0 178 178 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 993 993 Merlin 0 68 68 Peregrine Falcon 0 19 19 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: 11 23014 23014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:45:00 Observation end time: 13:30:00 Total observation time: 4.75 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Visitors: Just two. Weather: Cold, wet, and windy. Steady rain with WNW winds 8-12 km/hr. High of 13C. Raptor Observations: A few Sharp-shins fighting the rain in addition to a Kestrel and 2 Osprey that were fishing the marsh. Non-raptor Observations: Songbirds were very active in the rain around the tower with 9 sp. of Warblers tallied (2 Yellow-rump, 8 Nashville, 2 Tennessee, 2 Orange-crowned, 2 Magnolia, 2 C. Yellowthroat, 2 Wilson's, Blackpoll, Bay-breasted), in addition to Red-eyed Vireo, 8 Golden-crowned Kinglets, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 2 White-crowned Sparrows, and 6 White-throated Sparrows. Predictions: Sunny with cloudy periods. Wind SW 10 km/h with a high of 21C. 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/
