Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 2016
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 21 367 367
Osprey 0 61 61
Bald Eagle 3 114 114
Northern Harrier 4 273 273
Sharp-shinned Hawk 187 3925 3925
Cooper's Hawk 2 89 89
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1 6053 6053
Red-tailed Hawk 1 149 149
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 7 915 915
Merlin 4 85 85
Peregrine Falcon 5 19 19
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 5 5
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 235 12061 12061
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens
Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Dan Loncke, Ian Woodfield, Jim McCoy,
Jordan Burton, Michael Williamson
Visitors:
Visitors today were made up of some old counters and helpers up on the
tower. Wayne T. and his son Jason came up for a short visit, and old
counter Todd P. was on the tower briefly later in the afternoon.
Weather:
Very strong winds from the SW all day today, keeping birds low and easy to
see!
Raptor Observations:
4 Merlin and 5 Peregrine Falcons were the highlights of the day, all other
numbers low. Most of the birds other, than the two mentioned previously,
were having a hard time fighting the winds.
Non-raptor Observations:
22,120 Blue Jays were counted migrating. Dabbling ducks seem to be starting
to increase a little more despite hunting going on in the marsh. Low
Warbler numbers but decently high diversity in the shrubs around the tower
with 9 species being observed. For the full eBird checklist go to
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31786538 3 Black Saddlebags and 2
Monarchs were observed.
Predictions:
Rain is predicted for the entire day tomorrow, with moderate eastward
winds.
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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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