Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 2016
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 8 59 59
Osprey 2 41 41
Bald Eagle 2 75 75
Northern Harrier 10 175 175
Sharp-shinned Hawk 192 1481 1481
Cooper's Hawk 5 52 52
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 19 4682 4682
Red-tailed Hawk 4 90 90
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 29 601 601
Merlin 1 62 62
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 5
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 272 7329 7329
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens
Observers: Cindy Cartwright, Ed Pitts, Larry Ludwicki,
Michael Williamson, Olga Klekner, Patrick Tomlinson,
Steve Wagner
Visitors:
Don't forget! Tomorrow starts the second weekend of our Hawk Festival! Come
on out and join us! A few visitors out this morning, but unfortunately
there was not a lot to see other than Sharp-shinned Hawks for most of the
day.
Weather:
Weather was pretty well as predicted, winds starting out in the NE and
switching over to the SE. A few clouds in the sky helped to pick out a few
high-up Sharp-shinned Hawks.
Raptor Observations:
Today was a little bit busier than yesterday. The majority of the raptor
movement was still Sharp-shinned Hawks, with small numbers of many other
species.
Non-raptor Observations:
Our same variety of Dabbling ducks are still sticking around, although
their numbers aren't growing much yet. Today was the first day of any
notable Blue Jay movement, with 1245 passing by the tower. For the full
eBird checklist, go to http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31611679 28
Black Saddlebags, 10 Green Darners, 6 Twelve-spotted Skimmers, and 16
Monarchs were observed migrating today.
Predictions:
Winds out of the SW and a chance of thundershowers throughout the day.
Sounds a lot like last Saturday!
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Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens (seanjennisk...@hotmail.com)
Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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