Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 572 572 3423
Osprey 1 1 58
Bald Eagle 1 1 93
Northern Harrier 12 12 172
Sharp-shinned Hawk 27 27 2455
Cooper's Hawk 7 7 68
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 5
Broad-winged Hawk 8 8 5341
Red-tailed Hawk 14 14 160
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 7 7 735
Merlin 1 1 33
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 11
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 6
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 2
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 651 651 12563
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Dave Martin, Kory Renaud, Mike Williamson
Observers: Dave Martin, Kory Renaud, Linda Wladarski,
Michael Williamson
Visitors:
Quite a few visitors to the tower, including 6th grade students who were
studying Red-tailed Hawks.
Weather:
Raptor Observations:
Majority of the flight was Turkey Vultures. Although 2 more adult male N.
Harriers were nice.
Non-raptor Observations:
Four Am. White Pelicans were the highlight of the day. Full eBird checklist
at: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39520110 There were 9 Monarchs
counted.
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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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