Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 1667 26979 27546
Osprey 0 45 200
Bald Eagle 1 25 170
Northern Harrier 20 387 769
Sharp-shinned Hawk 79 5934 12748
Cooper's Hawk 13 468 823
Northern Goshawk 1 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 78 78
Broad-winged Hawk 0 937 43431
Red-tailed Hawk 38 448 522
Rough-legged Hawk 3 11 11
Golden Eagle 4 22 23
American Kestrel 16 3390 4856
Merlin 0 40 127
Peregrine Falcon 0 35 73
Unknown Accipiter 0 38 50
Unknown Buteo 0 24 29
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 6
Unknown Raptor 0 6 14
Swainson's Hawk 1 2 3
Total: 1845 38872 91481
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe
Observers: Chuck Sharbaugh, Jeanece Seals, Phyllis Coble,
Theresa Lindsey
Visitors:
One
Weather:
A wild weather day. Today had drizzle, rain, heavy overcast, white puffy
clouds, and at least three rainbows.
Raptor Observations:
A few birds moving today in the drizzle, but the heavy rain briefly slowed
the action. With the clearing skies, the birds really responded and there
was a very nice late afternoon flight of raptors. The early highlight was
an immature Northern Goshawk that blasted by just below the level of the
top of the tower. Later on, highlights included four Golden Eagles, three
Rough-legged Hawks, and an immature Swainson's Hawk. The Swainson's Hawk
migrated past very low with a large group of Turkey Vultures.
Non-raptor Observations:
Two Sandhill Cranes flew over the tower twice in the late afternoon.
Pied-billed Grebe 25, Double-crested Cormorant 40, Great Blue Heron 10,
Great Egret 1, Mute Swan 50, Canada Goose 4, Wood Duck 17, American Black
Duck 2, Mallard 75, Northern Pintail 20, Northern Shoveler 25, Gadwall 200,
American Wigeon 25, Canvasback 21, Sandhill Crane 2, American Coot 800,
Killdeer 2, Black-bellied Plover 1, Greater Yellowlegs 1, Bonaparteâs
Gull 6, Ring-billed Gull 150, Herring Gull 5, Rock Pigeon 6, Mourning Dove
2, Belted Kingfisher 2, Downy Woodpecker 2, Northern Flicker 2, Eastern
Phoebe 1, Tree Swallow 50, Blue Jay 20, American Crow 2780, Black-capped
Chickadee 5, Brown Creeper 1, Carolina Wren 1, Winter Wren 1,
Golden-crowned Kinglet 10, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8, Eastern Bluebird 7,
American Robin 8, European Starling 1000, Blue-headed Vireo 1, Nashville
Warbler 1, Yellow-rumped Warbler 12, Northern Cardinal 2, Chipping Sparrow
2, Song Sparrow 3, Swamp Sparrow 4, White-throated Sparrow 1, White-crowned
Sparrow 2, Dark-eyed Junco 20, Red-winged Blackbird 1900, Rusty Blackbird
6, Common Grackle 10, Brown-headed Cowbird 2, Pine Siskin 1, American
Goldfinch 2, House Sparrow 4.
Predictions:
Overcast. High of 9 C. Winds from the SSW at 5-15 km/h.
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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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