Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2015
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 99 6512 7967
Osprey 1 4 71
Bald Eagle 3 14 118
Northern Harrier 7 101 423
Sharp-shinned Hawk 57 769 5613
Cooper's Hawk 2 21 75
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 6 50 53
Broad-winged Hawk 0 151 16635
Red-tailed Hawk 9 84 187
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 5 159 1253
Merlin 1 4 41
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 20
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 8
Unknown Buteo 0 4 30
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 2
Unknown Raptor 0 3 15
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 190 7881 32514
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Dan Lumm
Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Donald Pye, Donny Moore, Jim McCoy,
Michael Williamson, Rayfield Pye
Visitors:
Visitors included Brett with Ontario Filed Ornithologists, David and Toni
Bird from Vancouver Island, and Paula Jarjosa from Michigan.
Weather:
NNE to NE winds at 20-40 km/r with temperatures ranging from 8.8 to 11
degrees. Intermittent drizzle turned to steady rain during the final hour
of the count.
Raptor Observations:
While volume of birds was significantly down from the past two days, we had
good diversity with 10 species of raptors observed. 3 adult and one
immature resident Bald Eagles were up over the marsh today. Thanks to
Rayfield Pye, Donald Pye, Donny Moore, Mike Williamson, Jim McCoy and Bob
Hall-Brooks who helped with today's count.
Non-raptor Observations:
2 Common Loons flew overhead along with a small flock of Bonaparte's Gulls.
Several Duck species including Wood, American Black, Ruddy and Mallard.
Other species included Canada Goose 20, Mute Swan 52, Double-crested
Cormorant 85, Great Blue Heron 4, Great Egret 17, Ringed-billed Gull 42,
Herring Gull 3, Caspian Tern 1, Belted Kingfisher 2, Downy Woodpecker 1,
Northern Flicker 1, Blue Jay 315, American Crow 12, Tree Swallow 24,
American Robin 5, European Starling 70, Dark-eyed Junco 2, Northern
Cardinal 2, Red-winged Blackbird 15, and American Goldfinch 12.
Predictions:
Precipitation is expected to move out of the area leaving cloudy skies with
a high temperature of 16 degrees. Moderating winds from the East should
allow reasonable conditions for migrants.
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Report submitted by Dan Lumm ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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