Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 2016
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 40 40
Osprey 0 35 35
Bald Eagle 0 60 60
Northern Harrier 1 137 137
Sharp-shinned Hawk 93 908 908
Cooper's Hawk 3 37 37
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 575 575
Red-tailed Hawk 0 77 77
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 15 354 354
Merlin 6 50 50
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 5
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 118 2280 2280
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens
Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Carol Pitts, Dan Loncke, Ed Pitts,
Jim McCoy, John Craft
Visitors:
A few visitors today, most from the nearby area, but a couple from the
Ottawa area were also out with local friends.
Weather:
Mostly sunny skies, hard to pick out potentially high-up birds, and SW
winds keeping the birds away.
Raptor Observations:
Sharp-shinned Hawk numbers remain steady, as well as Merlin numbers with 6
more birds observed today.
Non-raptor Observations:
Still fairly good dabbling duck diversity, though still low numbers. 64
Chimney Swifts were observed migrating over. For the full eBird checklist,
go to http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31570224 Dragonfly numbers
weren't as high as yesterday, but still came out with 365 Black Saddlebags,
41 Green Darners, and 5 Twelve-spotted Skimmers. 21 Monarchs were observed.
Predictions:
Tomorrow morning is supposed to be rainy, potentially continuing into the
afternoon. North winds all day!
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Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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