Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 2014
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 64 203 203
Osprey 1 15 15
Bald Eagle 8 64 64
Northern Harrier 13 76 76
Sharp-shinned Hawk 355 1463 1463
Cooper's Hawk 14 61 61
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 22 22 22
Broad-winged Hawk 11576 12391 12391
Red-tailed Hawk 12 101 101
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 4 4 4
American Kestrel 37 178 178
Merlin 3 21 21
Peregrine Falcon 1 6 6
Unknown Accipiter 0 14 14
Unknown Buteo 0 15 15
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 14 14
Swainson's Hawk 1 1 1
Total: 12111 14650 14650
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Todd Pepper
Observers: Carol Pitts, Ed Pitts, Janina Radley, Jenna McDermott,
Jim McCoy, Olga Klekner, Patrick Tomlinson, Steve Wagner
Visitors:
Our 4 annual visitors (and official observers) from Ohio were back today; 3
visitors from Michigan spent most of the day on the tower, as did Neal and
Nancy from Windsor. Another couple from Windsor spent 2 hours on the tower.
Weather:
A mostly sunny day with temperatures ranging from 11 - 21C; winds mostly
out of the North in the 10 - 12 km/hr range until the lake effect kicked in
and the ground level wind was from the South.
Raptor Observations:
A good day with 12,111 birds counted of 14 species. It was the first big
Broad-winged Hawk day with just over 11,800 birds. Also the first Golden
Eagles of the year with 4 seen all within 10 minutes. Also the first
Swainson's Hawk for the year.
Non-raptor Observations:
Our eyes were pointed high in the sky today and non-raptor was not our
priority, however it was a generally light migration day with 188 birds of
16 species. Highlights were a Common Nighthawk in the mid-afternoon, and a
flock of 21 Pectoral Sandpipers in the early morning. A Large Brown Bat was
observed in migration as soon as the count opened for the day.
Predictions:
A repeat of today with temperatures from 10 - 20C, winds slightly more
westerly at 10 km/hr and sunny.
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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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