Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2016
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 59 59
Osprey 1 42 42
Bald Eagle 0 75 75
Northern Harrier 0 175 175
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 1484 1484
Cooper's Hawk 0 52 52
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 4682 4682
Red-tailed Hawk 0 90 90
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 601 601
Merlin 2 64 64
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: 6 7335 7335
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Observation start time: 06:45:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 5.25 hours
Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens
Observers: Cindy Cartwright, Natasha Barlow, Patrick Tomlinson,
Steve Wagner, Zach Kahn
Visitors:
Very few visitors for the first day of this weekends Hawk Festival.
Tomorrow is the Last Day of this years Hawk Festival! The weather is
looking much better than today's! Come on out and join us!
Weather:
Rain was on and off, though mostly on through the count period, and winds
were out of the South.
Raptor Observations:
6 Raptors were observed migrating today, 3 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 2 Merlin,
and 1 Osprey. There were several Sharp-shinned Hawks and an American
Kestrel the started to try to migrate but soon decided to turn around and
go back into shelter.
Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptors were also very slow today, and no big movements were noted. For
the full, yet small, eBird checklist go to
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31631513 No migrating insects were
seen today.
Predictions:
Tomorrow they're calling for SW winds, but likely no rain!
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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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