Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 2015
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 84 8784 10239
Osprey 0 4 71
Bald Eagle 0 21 125
Northern Harrier 1 113 435
Sharp-shinned Hawk 34 992 5836
Cooper's Hawk 2 41 95
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 59 62
Broad-winged Hawk 0 152 16636
Red-tailed Hawk 1 102 205
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 162 1256
Merlin 0 4 41
Peregrine Falcon 1 5 23
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 8
Unknown Buteo 0 5 31
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Raptor 1 4 16
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 125 10451 35084
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Jenna McDermott
Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Chuck Sharbaugh, Jim McCoy,
Michael Williamson
Visitors:
We had lots of friendly visitors today; Chuck, an annual visitor from
Michigan, a group of students from Walkerville High School, a couple from
Ottawa, and Diane and David from Windsor, to name a few.
Weather:
A beautiful warm day for enjoying, but not so good for watching hawks.
Winds were from the W, SW and S, but were quite light. Clouds were variable
throughout the day. Fog started the morning, changing to a heavy haze at
the north side of the marsh.
Raptor Observations:
Another leisurely day for raptors. 6 species showed up, and most had only
one representative, other than Sharp-shinned Hawks, who had just over 30.
Even Turkey Vultures were hard to come by, with the only ones appearing as
specks at the north side of the marsh. One Peregrine powered over the marsh
in the first hour and was never seen again.
Non-raptor Observations:
There were a few Killdeer and Chimney Swifts on the move today, adding
themselves to the Tree Swallows, 1000+ starlings, 71 Cedar Waxwings, 254
Red-winged Blackbirds, and 306 American Goldfinches. Blue Jays put in a
good morning with 17,380 put petered out by the afternoon. Yellow-rumped
Warblers and White-throated Sparrows were present around the base of the
tower, as well as Leopard Frogs. 1 Monarch. See today's eBird list
http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S25334262
Predictions:
Winds from the east and south don't bode too well for birds flying, but it
should be another beautiful warm day.
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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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