Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 10, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 27 64 64
Osprey 2 23 23
Bald Eagle 0 19 19
Northern Harrier 5 44 44
Sharp-shinned Hawk 57 380 380
Cooper's Hawk 2 20 20
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 276 1038 1038
Red-tailed Hawk 6 37 37
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 41 216 216
Merlin 1 9 9
Peregrine Falcon 1 4 4
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Black Vulture 0 1 1
Total: 418 1860 1860
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Todd Pepper
Observers: Cindy Isenhoff, Claude Radley, Jason Craft, Jim McCoy,
Kory Renaud
Visitors:
Brenda and Keith from Ridgetown were back for their 2nd visit.
Weather:
Clear, sunny skies; temperature between 14 and 24.6C; light winds all day
out of the north until 12 EST and then switching to out of the south-west.
Raptor Observations:
418 birds of 10 species, the majority being Broad-wings, Sharpies and
Kestrels. When the wind shifted to the south-west it essentially shut down
migration except for the occasional Sharpie or Kestrel.
Non-raptor Observations:
American Goldfinch - 88
Cedar Waxwings - 48
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 9
White-rumped Sandpiper - 2
Solitary Sandpiper.
Three Green Herons continue to be very visible in the pond to the
south-east of the hawk tower.
Today may have been the last chance to see the American White Pelicans.
Predictions:
Another clear and sunny day with temperatures from 14 - 26C. Going to be
hot! Winds out of the south-west 15 - 20 km/hr. Certainly not the best
conditions for raptor migration.
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Report submitted by Todd Pepper ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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