Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2016
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 2806 45928
Osprey 0 0 68
Bald Eagle 2 34 294
Northern Harrier 5 96 622
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 124 7786
Cooper's Hawk 0 110 512
Northern Goshawk 0 3 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 251 548
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6115
Red-tailed Hawk 20 2184 4421
Rough-legged Hawk 0 13 22
Golden Eagle 0 40 58
American Kestrel 0 4 1207
Merlin 0 6 126
Peregrine Falcon 1 3 45
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 8
Unknown Buteo 0 38 63
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Falcon 0 2 6
Unknown Raptor 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 29 5715 67839
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Jeremy Hatt
Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Dan Greenham, Jim McCoy, Kit McCann,
Kory Renaud, Marianne Balkwill
Visitors:
Quite a few visitors on the tower!
Weather:
Cool, cloudy day, with strong Northwesterly winds.
Raptor Observations:
A few raptors moving, majority of which were Red-tailed Hawks. An adult
Peregrine Falcon was the best raptor of the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptor highlight of the day was a Cave Swallow that came by the tower
fairly close! 179 Tundra Swans were also note worthy. For the full eBird
checklist, go to http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32658665
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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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