Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 72 274 274
Osprey 4 121 121
Bald Eagle 6 133 133
Northern Harrier 16 323 323
Sharp-shinned Hawk 338 5412 5412
Cooper's Hawk 24 273 273
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 44 41837 41837
Red-tailed Hawk 4 65 65
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 103 1139 1139
Merlin 5 60 60
Peregrine Falcon 1 13 13
Unknown Accipiter 1 5 5
Unknown Buteo 1 4 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Raptor 2 7 7
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 621 49670 49670
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 11 hours
Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe
Observers: Ches Caister, Chris Craft, Gwen Gidge, Jim McCoy,
Ken Ducharme, Kory Renaud, Larry Ludwicki, Olga Klekner,
Paul Pratt, Sarah Renaud, Sarah Rupert
Visitors:
Many visitors today. Hawk Festival attendees enjoyed the migrating hawks
throughout the day. Many budding ornithologists from the University of
Windsor also were able to check out what Holiday Beach was all about.
Weather:
Mostly clear in the morning and late afternoon, with heavy clouds in
between. Temperatures 10-19 C. Winds initially were out of the northwest,
but eventually turned to the south.
Raptor Observations:
A very nice day of migration. A steady stream of Sharp-shinned Hawks and
American Kestrels made for a very entertaining day. A few Broad-winged
Hawks moved through, along with a smattering of the other expected species.
A Merlin buzzed the tower mid-afternoon.
Non-raptor Observations:
Fairly slow today for non-raptors. Highlights were an adult Red-headed
Woodpecker and 10830 Blue Jays.
Pied-billed Grebe 30, Double-crested Cormorant 50, Great Blue Heron 20,
Great Egret 2, Mute Swan 80, Canada Goose 50, Wood Duck 30, Green-winged
Teal 1, Mallard 300, Northern Pintail 9, Blue-winged Teal 26, Northern
Shoveler 6, Gadwall 2, American Wigeon 10, Common Moorhen 2, American Coot
50, Killdeer 18, Greater Yellowlegs 1, Spotted Sandpiper 2, Pectoral
Sandpiper 3, Ring-billed Gull 37, Herring Gull 4, Caspian Tern 6, Rock
Pigeon 3, Mourning Dove 1, Common Nighthawk 1, Chimney Swift 1,
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9, Belted Kingfisher 2, Red-headed Woodpecker 1,
Downy Woodpecker 2, Northern Flicker 5, Purple Martin 1, Tree Swallow 200,
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 50, Barn Swallow 25, Blue Jay 10830, American
Crow 1, Black-capped Chickadee 4, Carolina Wren 1, American Robin 2, Gray
Catbird 5, Cedar Waxwing 48, European Starling 4000, Nashville Warbler 1,
Palm Warbler 1, Blackpoll Warbler 4, Common Yellowthroat 1, Northern
Cardinal 6, Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1, White-throated Sparrow 1, Red-winged
Blackbird 35, American Goldfinch 372.
Black Saddlebags 40, Common Green Darner 10, Monarch 70.
Predictions:
Overcast. Areas of fog early. High of 26 C and humid. Winds from the East
at 15 km/h.
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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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