Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 477 1420 33240
Osprey 0 0 202
Bald Eagle 2 2 183
Northern Harrier 15 66 872
Sharp-shinned Hawk 18 65 12941
Cooper's Hawk 32 99 967
Northern Goshawk 1 2 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 96 220 376
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 43431
Red-tailed Hawk 578 1422 2367
Rough-legged Hawk 3 8 20
Golden Eagle 16 44 84
American Kestrel 2 14 4873
Merlin 0 2 131
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 77
Unknown Accipiter 3 12 62
Unknown Buteo 1 6 35
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 6
Unknown Raptor 0 0 14
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3
Total: 1244 3385 99890
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe
Observers: Bob Pettit, Cindy Cartwright, Dennis Patrick, Gwen Gidge,
Jim McCoy, Kory Renaud, Mike Fitzpatrick, Sarah Rupert
Weather:
Blue skies, northeast winds, and cooler temperatures.
Raptor Observations:
A great day of movement. The morning was quite busy, but birds got up high
and were way out over the lake. The raptors eventually descended as the
afternoon wore on. A nice total of Golden Eagles today!
Non-raptor Observations:
Pied-billed Grebe 50, Double-crested Cormorant 70, Great Blue Heron 25,
Great Egret 10, Mute Swan 57, Canada Goose 75, Wood Duck 20, Green-winged
Teal 50, American Black Duck 12, Mallard 200, Northern Pintail 30, Northern
Shoveler 25, Gadwall 500, American Wigeon 25, Ring-necked Duck 55,
Bufflehead 35, Hooded Merganser 4, Ruddy Duck 30, American Coot 900,
Sandhill Crane 1, Killdeer 2, Bonaparteâs Gull 30, Ring-billed Gull 250,
Herring Gull 20, Rock Pigeon 3, Mourning Dove 5, Belted Kingfisher 2,
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, Downy Woodpecker 2, Northern Flicker 4, Eastern
Phoebe 1, Horned Lark 40, Tree Swallow 2, Blue Jay 12, American Crow 20310,
Black-capped Chickadee 6, Brown Creeper 1, Carolina Wren 2, Golden-crowned
Kinglet 4, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1, Eastern Bluebird 8, American Robin 12,
American Pipit 10, Cedar Waxwing 20, European Starling 10000, Yellow-rumped
Warbler 4, Northern Cardinal 4, American Tree Sparrow 1, Song Sparrow 2,
Swamp Sparrow 2, White-throated Sparrow 1, Dark-eyed Junco 2, Red-winged
Blackbird 9000, Rusty Blackbird 50, Common Grackle 500, Brown-headed
Cowbird 50, Purple Finch 4, Pine Siskin 6, American Goldfinch 40, House
Sparrow 4.
Predictions:
Clear. High: 11 C. Wind SE 13 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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