Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 2750 31888
Osprey 0 0 82
Bald Eagle 0 20 159
Northern Harrier 1 34 455
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 133 5544
Cooper's Hawk 0 107 626
Northern Goshawk 1 8 8
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 241 518
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6055
Red-tailed Hawk 9 2113 3523
Rough-legged Hawk 0 6 16
Golden Eagle 0 32 41
American Kestrel 0 4 937
Merlin 0 4 88
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 52
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 9
Unknown Buteo 0 16 22
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Raptor 0 0 5
Black Vulture 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3
Total: 11 5469 50034
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Cindy Cartwright, Kory Renaud
Observers: Cindy Cartwright, Kory Renaud, Martin Blagdurn,
Mike Fitzpatrick
Visitors:
No visitors today. Special thanks to the observers for the spotting and
the company.
Weather:
Chilly day on the tower with the temperature starting out at around 0 C and
reaching a high of 1.6 C. The winds were strong out of the NW, switching
to the W by the end of the count period. The pressure was stable at around
30.00 Hg. Cloud cover ranged from about 60% to 100% by the end of the
count.
Raptor Observations:
A relatively quiet day on the tower despite the NW winds. Red-tails were
dominant at 9. The highlight of the day was a juvenile Goshawk that flew
by just north of the tower.
Non-raptor Observations:
A good number of Tundra Swans flew over the tower today (147). The only
finch sp. recorded was Goldfinch (47). Bonaparte's Gulls were also flying
by in small groups (32). Cindy also had a group of Trumpeter Swans (9)
flying and calling over the tower during the first hour of the count.
Predictions:
Party cloudy with a 40% chance of flurries. Low of -1 C and a high of 4 C.
Winds out of the SW at 35km/hr. Chance of precip. 40%.
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Report submitted by Kory Renaud ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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