Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 7444 16810 19661
Osprey 1 18 75
Bald Eagle 11 35 127
Northern Harrier 15 149 309
Sharp-shinned Hawk 84 1512 3940
Cooper's Hawk 3 52 113
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 26 45 50
Broad-winged Hawk 1 28 5361
Red-tailed Hawk 65 253 399
Rough-legged Hawk 2 4 4
Golden Eagle 1 2 2
American Kestrel 14 533 1261
Merlin 2 22 54
Peregrine Falcon 1 34 44
Unknown Accipiter 2 3 3
Unknown Buteo 4 6 12
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 2 4
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2
Total: 7677 19509 31421
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens
Observers: Carol Pitts, Chad Saladin, Chris Saladin, Dave Martin,
Ed Pitts, Jim McCoy, Linda Waldarski, Michael Williamson,
Mike Malone
Visitors:
Many visitors to the tower today!! Aside from the festival weekends, today
was the busiest day on the tower for visitors so far this year.
Unfortunately, I feel like most visitors without scopes were somewhat
unsatisfied with the way the flight was.
Weather:
Nice northwesterly winds until the early afternoon when they started to
switch to more southerly. Morning started with good clouds, and evening
ended with good clouds. Just a few hours during mid-day with no clouds.
Raptor Observations:
Though many raptors were distant, especially in the afternoon after the
winds switched, it was still a great day on the tower. 7677 Total raptors
were counted migrating. 7444 Turkey Vultures, 26 Red-shoulders, a single
Broad-wing, 2 light Roughies, and a single immature Golden Eagle. A total
of 14 species of raptors were counted! Only missing Goshawk.
Non-raptor Observations:
Two Chimney Swifts were observed today, it's getting a little late for the
species. 1220 Blue Jays migrated past, along with the first groups of Am.
Crows totaling about 90 birds. A late Barn Swallow was observed as well.
Full ebird chacklist can be view here:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39963716 A total of 9 Monarchs were
noted today.
Predictions:
Relatively strong southwest winds along with clear skies.
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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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