Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 01, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 4 4 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 7 7 Cooper's Hawk 1 1 1 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 4 4 4 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 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 Total: 17 17 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.75 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Claude Radley Visitors: Claude Radley stopped by briefly, as did a few hikers and fishermen. Weather: Cloudy early giving way to bright blue skies in the afternoon. Light winds out of the south/southwest all day. Temperatures from 23 to 31 degrees C. Raptor Observations: A few raptors moving on this the first day of the 2011 season at Holiday Beach. All were travelling west well north of the tower. Non-raptor Observations: Stars of the show today were the swallows, especially Purple Martins which totalled 1275. Nine Ruby-throated Hummingbirds zipped by the tower, and 63 Bobolinks "binked" on by. A nice feeding flock this morning in the trees around the tower contained Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 5, Warbling Vireo - 2, Red-eyed Vireo - 1, Tennessee Warbler - 1, Yellow Warbler - 1, Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1, Magnolia Warbler - 1, Black-throated Green Warbler - 1, Blackburnian Warbler - 2, Blackpoll Warbler - 2, Black-and-white Warbler - 1, Wilson's Warbler - 1, and Canada Warbler - 1. Other birds detected: Pied-billed Grebe - 15, Double-crested Cormorant - 55, Great Blue Heron - 20, Great Egret - 15, Black-crowned Night-Heron - 3, Mute Swan - 80, Wood Duck - 10, Mallard - 50, Sora - 2 calling, Common Moorhen - 3, American Coot - 110, Semipalmated Plover - 1, Greater Yellowlegs - 3, Lesser Yellowlegs - 1, Spotted Sandpiper - 2, Ring-billed Gull - 30, Herring Gull - 2, Caspian Tern - 30, Rock Pigeon - 7, Mourning Dove - 6, Chimney Swift - 29, Belted Kingfisher - 2, Downy Woodpecker - 1, Northern Flicker - 2, Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1, Great-crested Flycatcher - 1, Eastern Kingbird - 4, Tree Swallow - 25, Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 4, Bank Swallow - 3, Cliff Swallow - 4, Barn Swallow - 100, Blue Jay - 3, Black-capped Chickadee - 5, White-breasted Nuthatch - 1, American Robin - 2, Gray Catbird - 1, Cedar Waxwing - 16, European Starling - 300, Northern Cardinal - 3, Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1, Red-winged Blackbird - 275, Common Grackle - 55, Baltimore Oriole - 2, and American Goldfinch - 62. Three Monarchs, 4 Black Saddlebags, and 4 Common Green Darners were also spotted today. Predictions: Partly Cloudy. High: 33 °C. Wind SW 16 km/h. Heat Index: 35 °C. Another warm one tomorrow with stronger winds out of the SW. Not much migration expected. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Stephen Kolbe ([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.
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