Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 2014
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 3 88 88
Osprey 1 8 8
Bald Eagle 2 31 31
Northern Harrier 4 43 43
Sharp-shinned Hawk 98 306 306
Cooper's Hawk 1 26 26
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 12 34 34
Red-tailed Hawk 0 37 37
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 8 88 88
Merlin 0 18 18
Peregrine Falcon 1 3 3
Unknown Accipiter 2 11 11
Unknown Buteo 3 15 15
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 2 7 7
Total: 137 716 716
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Jenna McDermott
Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Bob Pettit, Claude Radley, Jim McCoy,
Sylvia Telasco, Wayne Telasco
Visitors:
We had 12 visitors today, one of whom stayed for a few hours and is looking
forward to spending many more days on the tower for the rest of the season.
Weather:
A chilly day up on the tower with winds up to 22km/h mainly from the WNW.
Good visibility despite the clouds, ranging from 15-20km.
Raptor Observations:
The morning's entertainment was provided by 2 Peregrines who were harassing
everything in sight, including each other, an Osprey, a mallard, and one of
the snowy egrets. 12 Broad-winged Hawks preceded the bigger numbers we're
hoping to see in the next week or two while Sharp-shinned Hawks made up
around 70% of today's raptors. Nine species migrated today, totalling 137
birds.
Non-raptor Observations:
Not 3, but 4 Snowy Egrets together in the pond south of the tower was the
highlight today! Many of the passerines were laying low during the high
winds of the morning so not a whole lot of movement was seen. 10 R-Throated
Hummingbirds, 3 Chimney Swifts, 36 Cedar Waxwings and 127 American
Goldfinches were seen. 4 Monarchs
See eBird report of the day
http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S19805258
Predictions:
A cool day with winds from the NE at 15km/h.
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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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