Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 61 7878 55998
Osprey 0 1 77
Bald Eagle 5 77 233
Northern Harrier 1 61 485
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 490 5345
Cooper's Hawk 2 74 257
Northern Goshawk 0 4 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 643 776
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 5366
Red-tailed Hawk 26 2325 3304
Rough-legged Hawk 0 20 37
Golden Eagle 0 73 85
American Kestrel 0 4 1371
Merlin 1 6 76
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 57
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 7
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: 99 11667 73510
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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: Dan Lumm, Ian Woodfield, Jim McCoy, Michael Williamson,
Mike Fitzpatrick
Visitors:
Many visitors to the tower today, however I'm not sure all that many
enjoyed the strong winds and lack of sun.
Weather:
Fully clouded skies with mostly west winds, occasionally teetering towards
the north.
Raptor Observations:
A steady trickle of birds (mostly Turkey Vultures) from about 10:30 until
about 2:00. Merlin and 5 Bald Eagles were the highlights. The local Bald
Eagles were also very active today and flew over the tower multiple times
giving tremendous views.
Non-raptor Observations:
The Yellow Warbler continues. 127 Horned Larks were counted migrating
today, as well as 42 American Goldfinches. Full eBird checklist here:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40546912
Predictions:
Moderate south winds with partially cloudy 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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