Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 14 1615 33435
Osprey 0 1 203
Bald Eagle 0 6 187
Northern Harrier 4 90 896
Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 98 12974
Cooper's Hawk 7 138 1006
Northern Goshawk 0 6 10
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 260 416
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 43431
Red-tailed Hawk 27 1766 2711
Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 22
Golden Eagle 0 55 95
American Kestrel 0 15 4874
Merlin 1 6 135
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 77
Unknown Accipiter 1 15 65
Unknown Buteo 0 10 39
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 6
Unknown Raptor 0 0 14
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3
Black Vulture 0 1 1
Total: 65 4095 100600
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe
Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Claude Radley, Kory Renaud, Larry Ludwicki,
Sarah Renaud
Visitors:
A few groups of visitors to the tower today enjoying the nice November
weather. Carol and Ed Pitts from Ohio were on the tower again today.
Weather:
Sunnier skies and warmer temperatures today. Temperature range was
6.2-13.7. Southwest winds started strong but decreased as the day went
along.
Raptor Observations:
Pretty quiet. A female Merlin buzzed the tower in the morning, and the
local Bald Eagles were out and about today around the marsh.
Non-raptor Observations:
The bird of the day was a Franklin's Gull that went past the tower very
late in the day going east. A Great Egret was still around the marsh.
Horned Larks (843) were moving in good numbers for most of the day.
Pied-billed Grebe 40, Double-crested Cormorant 24, Great Blue Heron 8,
Great Egret 1, Tundra Swan 42, Mute Swan 40, Canada Goose 20, Wood Duck 6,
Green-winged Teal 25, American Black Duck 15, Mallard 170, Northern Pintail
30, Northern Shoveler 40, Gadwall 400, American Wigeon 30, Canvasback 9,
Ring-necked Duck 40, Hooded Merganser 5, Ruddy Duck 3, American Coot 2000,
Killdeer 3, Franklinâs Gull 1, Bonaparteâs Gull 12, Ring-billed Gull
150, Herring Gull 30, Rock Pigeon 25, Mourning Dove 1, Belted Kingfisher 2,
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, Downy Woodpecker 2, Northern Flicker 3, Horned
Lark 843, American Crow 8, Black-capped Chickadee 4, Carolina Wren 1,
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2, American Robin 67, American Pipit 8, Cedar
Waxwing 45, European Starling 5000, Yellow-rumped Warbler 1, Northern
Cardinal 4, American Tree Sparrow 2, Song Sparrow 2, Swamp Sparrow 2,
White-throated Sparrow 2, Lapland Longspur 3, Red-winged Blackbird 3000,
Rusty Blackbird 200, Common Grackle 500, Purple Finch 3, House Finch 1,
Pine Siskin 19, American Goldfinch 239, House Sparrow 5.
Predictions:
Partly Cloudy. High: 16 C. Wind SSW 32 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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