Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2013
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 2867 3673 7285
Osprey 0 11 68
Bald Eagle 4 29 252
Northern Harrier 3 37 256
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 314 4825
Cooper's Hawk 3 86 338
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 19
Broad-winged Hawk 1 3 48629
Red-tailed Hawk 9 36 403
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 2
American Kestrel 7 179 1069
Merlin 0 10 70
Peregrine Falcon 0 9 29
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 6
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 1
Gyrfalcon 0 1 1
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 7
Total: 2900 4389 63261
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Todd Pepper
Observers: Carol Pitts, Chris Craft, Claude Radley, Dennis Patrick,
Ed Pitts, Gwen Patrick
Visitors:
Jim from PEI joined us for 5 hours today and helped us spot those
high-flying kettles of TV's. Nathalie from Leamington helped count Jays
when the TV's were in the stratosphere; and a couple from Sarnia dropped in
for a couple hours.
Weather:
Another sunny day with not a cloud in the sky. Winds blew out of the SE all
day at less than 5 km/hr until the last 2 hours of the count when it
reached 8 km/hr. The temperature ranged from 8 - 20C.
Raptor Observations:
Other than Turkey Vultures it was a very slow day. Out of the 2,900 raptors
counted only 33 were not TV's. There was 1 late adult Broad-winged Hawk in
a kettle of TV's.
Non-raptor Observations:
Another generally slow non-raptor migration day. Other than Blue Jays
almost all the other non-raptor migration occurred in the 1st hour of the
count. Sightings included: Killdeer-11; Belted Kingfisher-2 (the resident
male is still present); Northern Flicker-3; Blue-headed Vireo-3; Blue
Jay-2,888; Northern Rough-winged Swallow-2; Bank Swallow-4; Ruby-crowned
Kinglet-12; Cedar Waxwing-2; Common Yellowthroat-1; Palm Warbler-2;
Yellow-rumped Warbler-32; 3 each of White-throated & White-crowned Sparrow;
413 Red-winged Blackbird; American Goldfinch-4. Monarchs - 32.
Predictions:
Same as today with the only difference is that the winds are predicted to
be out of the E at 10-15 km/hr. No sign of northerly winds until Saturday.
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Report submitted by Todd Pepper ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
Directions to site:
1. Entering Canada from Detroit at the Ambassador Bridge:
After Canadian Customs you are on Huron Church Road leading to Highway 401
and Highway 3. Continue east through the construction to HOWARD AVENUE
ROUTE 9 SOUTH. Turn RIGHT onto HOWARD ROUTE 9 and 'carefully' follow signs
south TO ITS END at County Road 20. Turn RIGHT (west) on County Road 20.
Continue west to intersection with Route 50 with Ure's Country Kitchen &
Variety on the LEFT. Turn LEFT onto Route 50 south going 1.3 miles. Soon
after the left curve on Route 50 is the entrance to the Holiday Beach
Conservation Area on the RIGHT. Pay the daily vehicle fee of $10 at gate or
at credit card reader.
Continue to the Hawk Tower parking at the south end of the park. Park
vehicle and walk to the Hawk Tower.
2. West bound on Routes 401 and 3: Take HOWARD AVENUE ROUTE 9 SOUTH.
Continue with directions above.
Bring with you birding gear: books, binocs, scopes, camera, hat or bill
cap, insect repellent, sunscreen, folding chair, (drink and food during
non-festival time). Dress for the weather. It is cooler near the lake.
(You may purchase an annual pass and electronic fob at the Essex Region
Conservation Area building, 360 Fairview W Essex, ON N8M 1Y3, Canada,
519-776-5209, erca.org.)
PLEASE OBEY SPEED LIMITS!
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