Holiday Beach
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 3083 37542 38797
Osprey 1 19 91
Bald Eagle 2 49 141
Northern Harrier 11 167 502
Sharp-shinned Hawk 181 3991 9153
Cooper's Hawk 24 517 701
Northern Goshawk 7 14 15
Red-shouldered Hawk 115 639 644
Broad-winged Hawk 3 120 18292
Red-tailed Hawk 525 2963 3185
Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2
Golden Eagle 4 21 22
American Kestrel 10 688 1708
Merlin 1 51 114
Peregrine Falcon 1 56 90
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 7
Unknown Buteo 0 3 10
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2
Total: 3968 46845 73478
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Todd Pepper
Observers: Bob Pettit, Jim McCoy, Justin Bosler, Karen Padbury,
Paul Pratt
Visitors:
Richard Carr from Leamington, ON; Ryan and Bob Sokolowsky from Livonia, MI;
Alan and Marilyn Scase, Leamington, ON; a wonderful couple from Leamington
who brought hot soup for the site coordinator and qualified observers, and
several other visitors from the Essex County area.
Weather:
6 - 9 degrees C, northerly winds in the 12 - 24 km/hr range, partly cloudy
to full cloud by mid-afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
Steady flow of Turkey Vultures with Red-shouldered and Red-tailed mixed in
the flocks; 5 Northern Goshawk, including an adult; and 4 Golden Eagle.
Non-raptor Observations:
Steady flow of Blue Jays and Crows in a.m.; other birds of note were 3
Common Nighthawk in migraion and 2 American Bitterns flying around the
marsh in the late afternoon.
Predictions:
A sunny day with temperatures between -2 and 8 degrees C, with 10km/hr
winds out the North and North West that should result in another good
migration day.
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Report submitted by Todd Pepper ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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