Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 29, 2013
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 1461 41722
Osprey 0 0 76
Bald Eagle 0 70 394
Northern Harrier 0 48 432
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 97 6578
Cooper's Hawk 0 52 628
Northern Goshawk 0 4 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 112 727
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 48629
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1167 3791
Rough-legged Hawk 0 24 41
Golden Eagle 0 66 89
American Kestrel 0 5 1143
Merlin 0 11 96
Peregrine Falcon 0 10 43
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 1 9
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 1
Black Vulture 0 1 1
Gyrfalcon 0 0 1
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 7
Total: 0 3130 104417
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: Todd Pepper
Observers: Claude Radley, Dennis Patrick, Gwen Patrick, Jim McCoy,
Len Jones
Weather:
A beautiful day, sunny, light wind out of the N, and a temperature of
between -5 and -1.
Raptor Observations:
The raptors must have all been shopping on this Black Friday as not one
crossed my path.
Non-raptor Observations:
A light movement of passerines in the first 1.5 hours of the count
including: 146 American Crow; 28 Snow Bunting; 2 American Pipit; 1,502
Red-winged Blackbird; and 5 American Goldfinch. The resident male Belted
Kingfisher is still present, as were 2 Great Blue Heron and 2 Mute Swan -
one still in juvenal plumage.
Predictions:
A repeat of today, although warming up to 4C.
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Report submitted by Todd Pepper ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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