Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 21 37 37
Osprey 3 90 90
Bald Eagle 13 71 71
Northern Harrier 64 193 193
Sharp-shinned Hawk 239 3091 3091
Cooper's Hawk 19 80 80
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1909 2230 2230
Red-tailed Hawk 5 29 29
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 256 604 604
Merlin 4 39 39
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 4
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 2 2 2
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 2535 6474 6474
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe
Observers: Claude Radley, Jim McCoy, Ken Ducharme, Larry Ludwicki,
Olga Klekner, Roland Klekner, Russ Jones
Visitors:
Eight visitors today, including two from Finland.
Weather:
13.6-24 C. Light winds started early out of the north, but gradually
shifted to the southwest as the day progressed. Clouds were present in the
morning and afternoon and absent midday.
Raptor Observations:
A very entertaining day of migration today. The first push of numbers of
Broad-winged Hawks occured late this morning into the early afternoon. A
nice showing by American Kestrels and Northern Harriers as well. Harriers
and American Kestrels were up high at dawn this morning moving west.
Non-raptor Observations:
Red-headed Woodpecker was seen again today, and nice numbers of
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds zipped by. Lots of thrushes were heard giving
their flight calls this morning at dawn, and there was a nice variety of
passerines flitting around at the base of the tower.
Pied-billed Grebe 20, Double-crested Cormorant 70, Great Blue Heron 20,
Great Egret 6, Black-crowned Night-Heron 1, Mute Swan 60, Canada Goose 30,
Wood Duck 30, Green-winged Teal 6, Mallard 100, Northern Pintail 20,
Blue-winged Teal 3, Gadwall 1, American Wigeon 17, Redhead 8, Sora 1,
Common Moorhen 3, American Coot 30, Semipalmated Plover 1, Killdeer 13,
Greater Yellowlegs 1, Solitary Sandpiper 1, Pectoral Sandpiper 4,
Ring-billed Gull 60, Herring Gull 20, Caspian Tern 5, Rock Pigeon 5,
Mourning Dove 8, Great Horned Owl 1, Common Nighthawk 2, Chimney Swift 24,
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 92, Belted Kingfisher 2, Red-headed Woodpecker 1,
Downy Woodpecker 3, Hairy Woodpecker 1, Northern Flicker 5, Great Crested
Flycatcher 1, Purple Martin 56, Tree Swallow 25, Northern Rough-winged
Swallow 15, Barn Swallow 25, Blue Jay 3, American Crow 1, Black-capped
Chickadee 6, Carolina Wren 2, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4, Veery 1,
Gray-cheeked Thrush 2, Swainsonâs Thrush 5, American Robin 5, Gray
Catbird 2, Brown Thrasher 1, Cedar Waxwing 400, European Starling 3000,
Red-eyed Vireo 1, Tennessee Warbler 1, Nashville Warbler 2, Chestnut-sided
Warbler 1, Magnolia Warbler 1, Cape May Warbler 1, Blackburnian Warbler 1,
Palm Warbler 1, Blackpoll Warbler 2, American Redstart 6, Common
Yellowthroat 2, Wilsonâs Warbler 2, Canada Warbler 1, Northern Cardinal
5, Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2, Bobolink 53, Red-winged Blackbird 500, Common
Grackle 50, Brown-headed Cowbird 200, American Goldfinch 300.
Black Saddlebags 200, Common Green Darner 40, Monarch 48, Common Buckeye
2.
Predictions:
Partly Cloudy. High: 16 C. Wind NNW 19 km/h.
Tomorrow could be very good!
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Report submitted by Stephen Kolbe ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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