Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 9 71 71
Osprey 5 103 103
Bald Eagle 5 109 109
Northern Harrier 19 249 249
Sharp-shinned Hawk 276 4246 4246
Cooper's Hawk 34 171 171
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 23480 36103 36103
Red-tailed Hawk 12 47 47
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 68 883 883
Merlin 4 49 49
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 5
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 23912 42042 42042
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 11.5 hours
Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe
Observers: Chris Craft, Cindy Isenhoff, Frank Dolby, John Craft,
Larry Ludwicki, Olga Klekner, Paul Eagles, Tom Schlack
Visitors:
Many visitors today. I hope that all were able to enjoy some of the great
kettles of raptors.
Weather:
7.1-17.2 degrees C. Winds at 10-15 km/hr out of the north/northwest.
Mostly cloudy all day.
Raptor Observations:
A fabulous day for Broad-winged Hawk migration today. The final hours of
the count had multiple large kettles simultaneously throughout the time
period. Some were over Lake Erie, some were overhead, and some were north
over the marsh. At times there was literally what appeared to be a twister
of raptors reaching from overhead streaming birds to birds joining the
bottom of the kettle at the limit of vision to the east.
Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of other birds dropped in overnight, and the bushes and trees around
the tower were hopping, with reports of at least 16 species of warbler.
Among them was a Philadelphia Vireo, and a Yellow-billed Cuckoo flew over
the pond in the morning. A single Red-breasted Nuthatch scooted by. Five
Black-bellied Plovers flew over the marsh early in the morning.
Common Loon 1, Pied-billed Grebe 20, Double-crested Cormorant 42, Great
Blue Heron 25, Great Egret 4, Black-crowned Night-Heron 2, Mute Swan 80,
Canada Goose 56, Wood Duck 30, Green-winged Teal 4, American Black Duck 20,
Mallard 200, Northern Pintail 12, Blue-winged Teal 7, Northern Shoveler 1,
Gadwall 13, American Wigeon 5, Redhead 7, Sora 1, Common Moorhen 2,
American Coot 15, Killdeer 5, Black-bellied Plover 5, Greater Yellowlegs 1,
Pectoral Sandpiper 3, Wilsonâs Snipe 5, Ring-billed Gull 50, Herring Gull
15, Caspian Tern 5, Rock Pigeon 21, Mourning Dove 6, Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1, Great Horned Owl 1, Common Nighthawk 5, Chimney Swift 8, Ruby-throated
Hummingbird 16, Belted Kingfisher 2, Downy Woodpecker 4, Northern Flicker
6, Least Flycatcher 1, Purple Martin 7, Tree Swallow 150, Northern
Rough-winged Swallow 20, Barn Swallow 200, Blue Jay 6, Black-capped
Chickadee 5, Red-breasted Nuthatch 1, Carolina Wren 2, House Wren 1,
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6, Gray-cheeked Thrush 2, Swainsonâs Thrush 1,
American Robin 1, Gray Catbird 4, Cedar Waxwing 70, European Starling 2000,
Philadelphia Warbler 1, Red-eyed Vireo 2, Tennessee Warbler 1, Nashville
Warbler 5, Northern Parula 2, Magnolia Warbler 4, Cape May Warbler 1,
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1, Yellow-rumped Warbler 6, Black-throated
Green Warbler 3, Blackburnian Warbler 3, Palm Warbler 2, Blackpoll Warbler
3, American Redstart 5, Common Yellowthroat 3, Wilsonâs Warbler 4,
Northern Cardinal 6, Red-winged Blackbird 150, Common Grackle 10,
Brown-headed Cowbird 65, House Finch 1, American Goldfinch 130.
Black Saddlebags 2, Monarch 92.
Predictions:
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 19 C. Winds from
the northeast at 20 km/h.
Sounds like another dandy. Come on out to the Hawk Festival that is going
on this weekend at Holiday Beach! We'll be seeing quite a few again
tomorrow.
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Report submitted by Stephen Kolbe ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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