Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 53 144 144 Osprey 3 74 74 Bald Eagle 6 54 54 Northern Harrier 37 201 201 Sharp-shinned Hawk 269 3486 3486 Cooper's Hawk 3 40 40 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 7691 13944 13944 Red-tailed Hawk 14 107 107 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 88 562 562 Merlin 3 49 49 Peregrine Falcon 2 11 11 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 1 1 Total: 8169 18674 18674 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Jim Pawlicki Observers: Cindy Isenhoff, Karen Padbury, Olga Klekner, Rene Kielbasa Visitors: Many stopped out to enjoy the festivities and the Broad-wings including Steve Wagner, Patrick Tomlinson, Frank and Sandy Dolby from Pennsylvania, Richard O'Conner from the UK, Dwanye Murphy, Dennis and Gwen Patrick from the Canadian Peregrine Foundation, and Larry Ludwiki. Also a special thanks to the HBMO volunteers that helped spot and record the day's raptors. Weather: Starting off overcast in the morning with a moderate NNE wind that later switched to light SSE and cleared to partly cloudy in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: A great showing of Broad-wings for the crowds on the last day of the festival. A number of Sharp-shins, Kestrels, and Harriers were in the mix while a few migrant Bald Eagles also put in an appearance in addition to the locals. One of the day's highlights was watching a juv. Peregrine dive in and send a flock of 80+ Blue Jays dropping for cover after which the Peregrine made another pass and then continued off to the west. Non-raptor Observations: The season's first big day of Blue Jays with 2730 tallied. The hawks were keeping everyone looking up, so only a few Warblers today including Black-thr. Blue and Cape May. Also the season's first Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Predictions: Clearing in the morning becoming sunny in the afternoon with NE winds turning to E 15 km/hr. High of 21C. Weather looks excellent for a continued flight of Broad-wings. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jim Pawlicki ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/ Directions to site: Entering Canada from Detroit at the Ambassador Bridge: After Canadian Customs, stay left 50 yards, passing over the railroad tracks. You are now on Huron Church Road leading to Highway 401 and Highway 3. Continue east 3.8 miles to the intersection with Todd and Cabana roads. Go through the intersection, staying to the right. In less than 100 yards the main road splits; 401 and 3 continue to the left as the main road and Huron Church narrows and angles to the right. Follow Huron Church right for 0.5 miles to Disputed Road. After angling a right turn onto Disputed Road, travel south. PLEASE OBEY SPEED LIMITS, they aer usually monitored. At 4 miles Disputed Road intersects with Townline Road, and the name changes to Concession 5. Continue south 5 miles and Concession 5 "T"'s with South Townline Road. Turn left and travel east 0.2 miles, turning right (south) onto Concession 6. Continue south for 3.4 miles to the intersection with Highway 20 at Malden Centre in the town of Amherstburg. There is a restaurant/convenience/gas store on the southeast corner of the intersection. Go through the intersection south onto Route 50 for 1.3 miles. The entrance to the Holiday Beach Conservation Area is on the right. Pay entry fee and continue to the Hawk Tower at the south end of the park. Park vehicle and walk to the tower. West bound on Routes 401 and 3 Howard Avenue, Route 9, intersects Routes 401 and 3 east of Windsor. Take Howard Avenue south to Highway 20 ("T"'s) and turn right (west) traveling (about 2 miles) to Malden Centre in the town of Amherstburg. A restaurant/convenience/gas store is on the left. Turn left (south) on to Route 50 for 1.3 miles; the entrance to HBCA is on the right. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
