Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 08, 2013
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 31 114 114
Osprey 4 24 24
Bald Eagle 11 66 66
Northern Harrier 28 62 62
Sharp-shinned Hawk 560 684 684
Cooper's Hawk 11 30 30
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 135 169 169
Red-tailed Hawk 38 84 84
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 158 191 191
Merlin 11 16 16
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 987 1443 1443
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Jason Craft
Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Dennis Patrick, Gwen Gidge, Jim McCoy,
Kory Renaud, Larry Ludwicki, Paul Pratt
Weather:
Morning cloud cover gave way to mainly sunny skies in the early afternoon.
Temperatures throughout were in the low 20s. Moderate North winds in the
morning veered to Northeast in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
The Sharp-shinned flood gates opened today with 560 counted. A good late
showing of Kestrels while Broadwing numbers continue to slowly increase. A
good number of Merlin also sped by.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Tomorrow will bring a mix of sun and cloud with mild temperatures. Winds
will start out of the East and veer to the South as the morning progresses.
While buteo numbers aren't expected to be impressive the Sharp-shinned and
Kestrel parade should continue to entertain with the odd Merlin and
Cooper's in the mix.
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Report submitted by Claude Radley ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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