Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 695 30368 30935
Osprey 1 46 201
Bald Eagle 2 35 180
Northern Harrier 6 420 802
Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 6047 12861
Cooper's Hawk 11 501 856
Northern Goshawk 1 4 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 20 134 134
Broad-winged Hawk 0 937 43431
Red-tailed Hawk 125 799 873
Rough-legged Hawk 1 12 12
Golden Eagle 7 36 37
American Kestrel 0 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 0 2 3
Total: 889 42875 95484
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Dan Lumm
Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Bob Pettit, Dorothy McLeer, Jeanece Seals,
Jim McCoy, Larry Ludwicki, Phyllis Coble, Theresa Lindsey
Visitors:
Jeanece Seals, Phyllis Coble, and Theresa Lindsey visited in the morning
before heading back to Tennessee. Other visitors included Doug and Angie
Will, Matt and Veronica Bruckschwaiger, Jim Hunt and Wayne Hunt.
Weather:
Temperatures ranged from 3.9 to 9.9 degrees. Winds were light from the
South and moved to South Southeast. Mostly cloudy skiesVariable cloudsSkies
Raptor Observations:
10 Species opf Raptors today including a late Osprey.
Non-raptor Observations:
Pied-billed Grebe 30, Double-crested Cormorant 30, Great Blue Heron 10,
Great Egret 3, Tundra Swan 7, Mute Swan 65, Canada Goose 10, Wood Duck 8,
Mallard 120, Northern Pintail 30, Northern Shoveler 20, Gadwall 150,
American Wigeon 20, Canvasback 15, Ring-necked Duck 2, Ruddy Duck 3,
American Coot 600, Greater Yellowlegs 2, Ring-billed Gull 120, Herring Gull
6, Mourning Dove 2, Belted Kingfisher 2, Downy Woodpecker 2, Northern
Flicker 5, Tree Swallow 20, Blue Jay 10, American Crow 1,800, Black-capped
Chickadee 1, Carolina Wren 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 2, Ruby-crowned
Kinglet 1, American Robin 6, European Starling 5,500, Northern Cardinal 4,
Red-winged Blackbird 1,700, Rusty Blackbird 4, Brown-headed Cowbird 5,
American Goldfinch 10, House Sparrow 2.
Predictions:
Chance of rain overnight. Sunny with increasing cloudiness by afternoon.
Light South Southeast winds. Low -1, High 11.
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Report submitted by Dan Lumm ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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