Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 10, 2014
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 4957 12841 15046
Osprey 2 18 52
Bald Eagle 14 39 176
Northern Harrier 8 43 271
Sharp-shinned Hawk 205 934 5468
Cooper's Hawk 10 35 186
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 41
Broad-winged Hawk 4 11 36317
Red-tailed Hawk 106 145 400
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 5
American Kestrel 9 201 907
Merlin 0 6 53
Peregrine Falcon 1 17 35
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 15
Unknown Buteo 7 10 37
Unknown Eagle 1 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 3 4
Unknown Raptor 1 2 25
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 5326 14308 59040
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Jenna McDermott
Observers: Andy Parsons, Bob Pettit, Dennis Patrick, Gwen Patrick,
Jim McCoy, Larry Ludwicki
Visitors:
We had a full tower today with 3 people visiting from Victoria, BC; many of
our HBMO members; 6 frequent visitors; and 90 grade six students from St
Peter Catholic School with their teacher, Dave.
Weather:
A cool morning, warming up to 17C. Winds were from the N for most of the
day, though during the last few hours of the count, they came also from the
W and the S. Clouds moved in around 2 (EST).
Raptor Observations:
Sharp-shinned hawks headed off the morning with 115 by the end of the
second hour. Shortly afterwards, Turkey Vultures started kettling through,
with Red-tailed Hawks mixed in every once in a while. Birds started flying
high once the temperature started going up and they never really came back
down. A nice diversity again today with 11 species.
Non-raptor Observations:
The morning was busy with passerines; mostly American Goldfinches, Blue
Jays, European Starlings and mixed blackbird flocks. American Crows,
Killdeer, Chimney Swifts, and Cedar Waxwings were also seen flying
overhead. As raptor numbers diminished near the end of the day, there was a
nice mix of adult and juvenile White-crowned Sparrows feeding at the base
of the tower. 1 Monarch. See today's eBird list
http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20193094
Predictions:
Another good day with winds coming from the north at 20km/h all day.
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Report submitted by Jenna McDermott ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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