Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2013
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 10 191 191
Osprey 3 36 36
Bald Eagle 9 111 111
Northern Harrier 3 96 96
Sharp-shinned Hawk 64 1692 1692
Cooper's Hawk 2 120 120
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1 3422 3422
Red-tailed Hawk 4 128 128
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 415 415
Merlin 5 40 40
Peregrine Falcon 2 3 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2
Total: 103 6258 6258
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Jeremy Hatt
Observers: Chris Craft, Cindy Cartwright, Dorothy McLeer, Jim McCoy,
Karen Padbury, Kory Renaud, Paul Pratt
Visitors:
A high turnout of visitors today enjoyed the first weekend of the Hawk
Festival.
Weather:
Skies were cloudy for most of the count period with temperatures ranging
from 16.4 to 20.2C. Winds averaged 6-11km/h with top speeds of 12km/h at
some points in the day. Winds were out of the southwest for the entire
count period.
Raptor Observations:
A bit of a slower day than yesterday due to southwest winds throughout the
day. 10 species of raptors were recorded during the count with highlights
including 2 Peregrine Falcons and 5 Merlin. Much thanks to Karen Padbury,
who helped with counting and meeting with visitors for most of the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Canada Goose - 68, Mute Swan - 60, Wood Duck - 1, Mallard - 100,
Blue-winged Teal - 3, Green-winged Teal - 1, Pied-billed Grebe - 7,
Double-crested Cormorant - 75, Great Blue Heron - 4, Great Egret - 5,
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1, American Coot - 60, Killdeer - 9, Greater
Yellowlegs - 1, Lesser Yellowlegs - 3, Ring-billed Gull - many, Herring
Gull - many, Caspian Tern - 30, Mourning Dove - 3, Chimney Swift - 4,
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 27, Belted Kingfisher - 1, Downy Woodpecker -
2, Northern Flicker - 3, Red-eyed Vireo - 1, Purple Martin - 126, Tree
Swallow - 45, Bank Swallow - 4, Barn Swallow - 5, Black-capped Chickadee -
2, Gray Catbird - 1, Cedar Waxwing - 66, Black-and-white Warbler - 1,
Common Grackle - 9, European Starling - 500, American Goldfinch - 135.
Black Saddlebags - 6, Common Green Darner - 3, Monarch - 1
Predictions:
North winds of about 20km/h are expected tomorrow with temperatures from
11-16C and partially cloudy.
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Report submitted by Jeremy Hatt ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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