Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 772 6337 54457
Osprey 0 1 77
Bald Eagle 30 56 212
Northern Harrier 14 41 465
Sharp-shinned Hawk 66 422 5277
Cooper's Hawk 20 43 226
Northern Goshawk 0 3 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 105 370 503
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 5365
Red-tailed Hawk 980 1480 2459
Rough-legged Hawk 3 11 28
Golden Eagle 23 36 48
American Kestrel 2 4 1371
Merlin 0 2 72
Peregrine Falcon 3 5 57
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 5
Unknown Buteo 0 2 19
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 9
Short-eared Owl 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 2018 8814 70657
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:45:00
Total observation time: 8.75 hours
Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens
Observers: Bob Sokolowski, Carol Pitts, Chuck Sharbaugh, Dan Lumm,
Dave Martin, Ed Pitts, Ian Woodfield, Jim McCoy,
Kory Renaud, Linda Wladarski, Michael Williamson,
Ryan Sokolowski, Sarah Renaud
Visitors:
Many on the tower to see what the north winds would bring! I think everyone
was happy with the number of birds, despite many being as high as they
were.
Weather:
Wind was variable in strength but almost due north all day. Full
cloud-cover for the first few hours, but we had some blue for the rest of
the day.
Raptor Observations:
An excellent day for both Eagles and Red-tails, and the first day recently
where Vultures weren't in the top spot! An amazing count of 980 Red-tailed
Hawks today (majority were specs but still an amazing sight). 105
Red-shoulders (hard to pick out at times, but we managed!). 3 Each of
Rough-legged and Peregrine. And a Grand total of 53 Eagles! 30 Balds, and
23 Goldens! Between 4pm, and 4:30pm, 6 Bald and 8 Golden were counted! You
could just follow one across the horizon, then when you scanned back there
would be another just starting to move across again!
Non-raptor Observations:
A good number of Tundra Swans were observed today, with at least 120 being
seen. 1130 Blue Jays were counted, and at least 66 Eastern Bluebirds. Full
eBird checklist here:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40354888?share=true
Predictions:
Partial cloud with moderate northerly winds again! Hopefully another good
day!
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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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