Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2014
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 1 1
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 5 13 13
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 12 12
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 14 14 14
Merlin 1 8 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 1 1 1
Unknown Raptor 1 1 1
Total: 30 50 50
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Jenna McDermott
Observers: Claude Radley, Janina Radley, Jim McCoy, John Craft,
Larry Ludwicki
Visitors:
A young couple with twins and another local lady who was searching for the
snowy egrets visited. They were all quite excited to see some kestrels and
sharp-shins fly past.
Weather:
A calm day with South component winds at typically less than 6km/h. There
were very few clouds with the temperature climbing from 22C to 30C.
Raptor Observations:
Northern harrier, Sharp-shinned hawk, American Kestrel and Merlin migrating
through brought today's total to 29 birds. All 6 of our resident Bald
Eagles were out today and putting on a show, clasping talons.
Non-raptor Observations:
A fairly slow day for passerines. 108 Cedar Waxwings, 37 American
Goldfinches, 2 R-Throated Hummingbirds, and the first Purple Martin of the
year moved through.
5 Monarchs were seen.
Visit today's eBird list for some other species from the day
http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S19720587
Predictions:
A clear day with winds continuing from the SW until the evening when they
will switch to the N.
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Report submitted by Jenna McDermott ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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