Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2012
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 4 124 124
Osprey 3 51 51
Bald Eagle 5 49 49
Northern Harrier 14 124 124
Sharp-shinned Hawk 228 1203 1203
Cooper's Hawk 7 50 50
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 5 1316 1316
Red-tailed Hawk 3 77 77
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 46 446 446
Merlin 2 25 25
Peregrine Falcon 1 16 16
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: 318 3488 3488
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Dan Lumm
Observers: Chris Craft, Cindy Cartwright, Dennis Patrick,
Karen Padbury
Visitors:
We had about 20 visitors today from Ontario, Ohio and as far away as
British Columbia!
Weather:
Mostly cloudy skies this morning turned cloudy with rain this afternoon.
west/southwest winds at 10kmph moved to west, then west/northwest and
increased to 20kmph. Temperatures ranged from 11C to 15.8C
Raptor Observations:
Nice variety today with 11 Raptor species counted. Visitors were treated to
63 Sharpies during the 11:00 hour with up to 12 visible at a time. Thanks
to Dennis Patrick, Cindy Cartwright, Karen Padbury and Chris Craft who
helped spot birds today.
Non-raptor Observations:
Highlights included 7,200 Blue Jays, 143 Chimney Swifts, and 120 American
Goldfinch. Additional Species: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Wood Duck, Mallard,
Blue-winged Teal, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Green Heron
4, Black-crowned Night Heron 3, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull,
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5, Downy Woodpecker, Monarch 5.
Predictions:
West winds 10-20kmph with a high of 15C. There will be some sunshine
tomorrow. Come out for the final day of our 2012 Hawk Festival and enjoy
the show.
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Report submitted by Dan Lumm ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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