Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 324 1143 1143
Osprey 6 52 52
Bald Eagle 16 75 75
Northern Harrier 14 138 138
Sharp-shinned Hawk 228 2252 2252
Cooper's Hawk 9 55 55
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 5
Broad-winged Hawk 426 4930 4930
Red-tailed Hawk 28 113 113
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 83 538 538
Merlin 2 31 31
Peregrine Falcon 2 10 10
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 3 6 6
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 2
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 1141 9351 9351
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 11 hours
Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens
Observers: Dan Loncke, Dan Lumm, Dave Martin, Jim McCoy, Kory Renaud,
Linda Wladarski, Michael Williamson
Visitors:
Today was filled with good birds, good diversity, and good people! Thank
you to everyone that came out to the tower today!
Weather:
Today we had beautiful hawkwatching weather! A good north and northwesterly
breeze, cooler temperatures, and clouds in the sky!
Raptor Observations:
Today was an excellent day for hawkwatching! A total of 1141 raptors were
tallied migrating, of 11 species! The three "money-makers" were Broad-wings
(426), Turkey Vultures (324), and Sharpies (228). Additionally, we had
respectable flights of Bald Eagles (16), a nice early flight of Red-tails
(28), and another decent Am. Kestrel flight (83).
Non-raptor Observations:
2220 Blue Jays were counted today, along with 138 Cedar Waxwings.
Additionally, fairly good passerine diversity today with 10 species of
warblers, including our first Orange-crowned of the year, along with
seasonal firsts of Golden-crowned Kinglet, and Dark-eyed Junco.. Winter is
coming.. Link to the full eBird checklist here:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39447059 Only 14 Monarchs tallied
today, though this is a drastic under-count.
Predictions:
Southwesterly winds predicted overnight, but switching to westerly for the
morning, and eventually all the way to northerly winds in the evening.
There is a chance of a shower in the morning, but the risk decreases as the
day progresses.
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Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
More site information at hawkcount.org:
http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100
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