Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 176 176 29314
Osprey 0 0 82
Bald Eagle 1 1 140
Northern Harrier 1 1 422
Sharp-shinned Hawk 32 32 5443
Cooper's Hawk 13 13 532
Northern Goshawk 2 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 26 26 303
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6055
Red-tailed Hawk 119 119 1529
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 10
Golden Eagle 2 2 11
American Kestrel 2 2 935
Merlin 1 1 85
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 50
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 9
Unknown Buteo 0 0 6
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Raptor 0 0 5
Black Vulture 0 0 1
Gyrfalcon 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3
Total: 375 375 44940
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Dan Lumm
Observers: Bob Pettit, Jeanece Seals, Jeanice Seals, Jim McCoy,
Mike Fitzpatrick, Phyllis Coble, Theresa Lindsey
Visitors:
Phyllis Coble, Theresa Lindsey, and Jeanece Seals from Tennessee, as a
party visiting from Alberta.
Weather:
WNW to W winds at 11-18km/hr. Temperature ranged from 5.3 to 8.1C. Cloudy
skies during the morning gave way to partly cloudy skies by day end.
Raptor Observations:
Raptors of 11 species including 2 Juvenile Northern Goshawks during the 9am
hour, and 2 Golden Eagles this afternoon.
Non-raptor Observations:
Non Raptor species included Canada
Goose,Gadwall,Mallard,Bufflehead,Ruddy Duck,Great Blue Heron,American
Coot,Bonaparte's Gull-21,Ring-billed Gull,Mourning Dove,Belted
Kingfisher,Red-bellied Woodpecker,Downy Woodpecker,Northern Flicker,Blue
Jay,American Crow-168,Tree Swallow,Black-capped Chickadee,American
Robin,European Starling-500,Cedar Waxwing-34,Northern Cardinal,Red-winged
Blackbird-650,Common Grackle,American Goldfinch-76.
Predictions:
Mostly cloudy skies with NW winds from 8-20km/hr. Temperatures from 2-9C.
We should have a nice variety of Raptors.
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Report submitted by Dan Lumm ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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