Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 2043 34755 35835
Osprey 0 25 133
Bald Eagle 2 50 147
Northern Harrier 4 296 633
Sharp-shinned Hawk 68 3708 9323
Cooper's Hawk 7 312 412
Northern Goshawk 0 5 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 16 200 201
Broad-winged Hawk 0 651 16133
Red-tailed Hawk 156 934 1122
Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3
Golden Eagle 0 8 8
American Kestrel 0 344 1445
Merlin 3 46 119
Peregrine Falcon 0 25 50
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 2
Unknown Buteo 0 9 12
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 2
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 2299 41374 65586
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Olga Klekner
Observers: Cindy Isenhoff, Cramer, Jim McCoy, Karen Padbury,
Ralph Billingsley, Roland Klekner
Visitors:
Diane and Jim Jones, Len Ores, Morisk Family, Mr. and Mrs. Beck,
Weather:
A nice mix of sun and cloud with NW winds.
Raptor Observations:
A good run of birds today. Once the thermals started some birds were out
of binocular range overhead.
Non-raptor Observations:
1000s of Crows and Starling and 100s of Redwings and Cowbirds. Goldfinches
in good numbers and 2 Purple Finches were some of the highlights. Large
rafts of ducks on the marsh and a few Great Egrets lingering.
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Report submitted by Claude Radley ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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