Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 218 7349 55469
Osprey 0 1 77
Bald Eagle 4 61 217
Northern Harrier 2 49 473
Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 471 5326
Cooper's Hawk 6 65 248
Northern Goshawk 1 4 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 61 577 710
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 5365
Red-tailed Hawk 126 2104 3083
Rough-legged Hawk 1 19 36
Golden Eagle 5 63 75
American Kestrel 0 4 1371
Merlin 0 3 73
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 57
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 6
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: 438 10779 72622
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens
Observers: Carol Pitts, Dan Loncke, Ed Pitts, Larry Ludwicki,
Michael Williamson
Visitors:
As aforementioned, the afternoon was slow for all, and someone happened to
call upon solitaire to keep the mind busy!
Weather:
Clear blue sky made us really work for the birds we got. Light wind all
day, starting out in the north and switching to southwest around noon.
Raptor Observations:
Slower than the previous days, but still a good morning! The afternoon was
a lot slower, so slow that one observer was caught playing solitaire on
their phone.
A total of 5 Golden Eagles, one dark Rough-leg, and a beautiful immature
Northern Goshawk, which perched in one of the trees at "the point" for
several minutes and provided excellent scope views.
Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of Tundra Swans moving around today. Also our first Canvasback of the
season.
Predictions:
Mix of sun and cloud with fairly strong southwest winds.
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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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