Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 9 120 120
Osprey 1 48 48
Bald Eagle 0 44 44
Northern Harrier 5 110 110
Sharp-shinned Hawk 135 975 975
Cooper's Hawk 2 43 43
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1311 1311
Red-tailed Hawk 1 74 74
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 19 400 400
Merlin 2 23 23
Peregrine Falcon 1 15 15
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Black Vulture 0 1 1
Total: 175 3170 3170
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Todd Pepper
Observers: Chris Craft, Cindy Cartwright, Dennis Gidge, Gwen Gidge,
Karen Padbury
Visitors:
Long time HBMO members from Cincinnati and Zainsville, Ohio, a couple from
Mississauaga, and residents from Windsor, LaSalle, and, as one family
pointed out "Central" Essex.
Weather:
Calm winds generally less than 5 km/hr out of the south-west/south;
temperatures 15 - 24C, with partly cloudy skies all day.
Raptor Observations:
175 birds of 9 species. The majority of the birds today were Sharp-shinned
Hawks, 135/175 birds, all generally close to or right over the hawk tower.
Non-raptor Observations:
Today was the first major movement of Blue Jays with 11,926 birds. Other
notable migrants were:
American Goldfinch - 333
Chimney Swift - 27
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 18
Predictions:
The forecast has been changing all day and it is now looking like the sun
coming out around 8 a.m and clear to partly cloudy with moderate winds out
of the south-west. Should be another good day for Sharp-shinned Hawks.
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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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