Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 1615 33435
Osprey 0 1 203
Bald Eagle 0 6 187
Northern Harrier 2 92 898
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 98 12974
Cooper's Hawk 1 139 1007
Northern Goshawk 0 6 10
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 260 416
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 43431
Red-tailed Hawk 14 1780 2725
Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 22
Golden Eagle 1 56 96
American Kestrel 0 15 4874
Merlin 0 6 135
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 77
Unknown Accipiter 0 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: 18 4113 100618
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Observation start time: 07:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.75 hours
Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe
Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Dennis Patrick, Gwen Gidge, Jim McCoy,
Kory Renaud, Larry Ludwicki, Sarah Renaud, Sarah Rupert
Visitors:
Eight.
Weather:
Mostly cloudy today with milder temperatures 10-14 C. Fairly strong winds
out of the south all day.
Raptor Observations:
Very quiet again today at the tower. A Peregrine Falcon was blasting
around the marsh in the late afternoon looking for dinner. Bird of the day
was a subadult Golden Eagle that went down the point before angling away to
the northwest.
Non-raptor Observations:
Common Loon 2, Pied-billed Grebe 30, Double-crested Cormorant 30, Great
Blue Heron 4, Tundra Swan 11, Mute Swan 40, Canada Goose 103, Wood Duck 10,
Green-winged Teal 20, American Black Duck 15, Mallard 200, Northern Pintail
20, Northern Shoveler 25, Gadwall 500, American Wigeon 15, Canvasback 7,
Redhead 2, Ring-necked Duck 40, Bufflehead 5, Hooded Merganser 1,
Red-breasted Merganser 50, Ruddy Duck 3, American Coot 2000, Dunlin 15,
Bonaparteâs Gull 21, Ring-billed Gull 100, Herring Gull 20, Great
Black-backed Gull 2, Mourning Dove 1, Belted Kingfisher 2, Downy Woodpecker
2, Northern Flicker 4, Horned Lark 561, American Crow 4, Black-capped
Chickadee 4, Brown Creeper 1, Carolina Wren 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 2,
American Robin 17, Cedar Waxwing 75, European Starling 9000, Northern
Cardinal 5, American Tree Sparrow 2, Song Sparrow 1, Lincolnâs Sparrow 1,
Swamp Sparrow 2, White-throated Sparrow 2, Red-winged Blackbird 2000, Rusty
Blackbird 150, Common Grackle 100, Pine Siskin 15, American Goldfinch 99,
House Sparrow 5.
Predictions:
Rain. High: 13 C. Wind SW 10 km/h. 100 percent chance of precipitation
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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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