Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 84 20304 23006
Osprey 1 15 81
Bald Eagle 0 25 123
Northern Harrier 5 90 325
Sharp-shinned Hawk 225 1577 4899
Cooper's Hawk 47 187 333
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 18 30
Broad-winged Hawk 0 94 6055
Red-tailed Hawk 3 222 497
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 4 6
American Kestrel 0 133 888
Merlin 0 19 71
Peregrine Falcon 0 19 44
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 8
Unknown Buteo 0 3 6
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 5
Black Vulture 0 0 1
Gyrfalcon 0 1 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2
Total: 365 22713 36382
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Todd Pepper
Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Carol Pitts, Dennis Patrick, Ed Pitts,
Gwen Gidge, Jim McCoy, Larry Ludwicki
Visitors:
Ed and Carol Pitts from Zainesville, Ohio;
6 Members of the Macomb Audubon Society;
A family of 3 and their English Bull Mastiff;
A couple from Windsor out taking fall photographs.
Weather:
A cloudy day all day, with rain during the first hour and drizzle in the
second and last hours. Temperatures ranged from 9 - 12C; wind was primarily
out of the south-west all day in the range of 3 - 15 km/hr.
Raptor Observations:
It looked liked it was going to be a very slow day, but then the
Sharp-shinned Hawks started to fly shortly after 9 a.m. EST and were steady
the rest of the day for a total of 225 Sharpies, or 62% of the day total of
365 birds of 6 species.
Non-raptor Observations:
A large number of Chimney Swifts, a total of 87, "crossed" the line today
on migration and at least another 3 dozen continued to circle the marsh and
woods to the north-east as the station shut down for the day. The second
highlight, although only 2 birds, was Eastern Meadowlark. Here are a few
other highlights for the day: Northern Flicker - 4; Blue Jay - 645;
American Crow - 363; American Robin - 96; Yellow-rumped Warbler - 73; House
Finch - 18; American Goldfinch - 105.
Predictions:
It is supposed to be a sunny day on Sunday. Temperatures are forecasted to
range from 6C - 16C. Winds out of the west in the a.m. at 5 km/hr shifting
to the south-west in the p.m. with speeds up to 15 km/hr. Expect more
accipitors with adult Sharp-shinned Hawks and an increasing percentage of
Cooper's Hawks.
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Report submitted by Todd Pepper ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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