Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2016
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 93 198 198
Osprey 3 57 57
Bald Eagle 15 95 95
Northern Harrier 13 250 250
Sharp-shinned Hawk 358 3518 3518
Cooper's Hawk 6 74 74
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 858 5843 5843
Red-tailed Hawk 15 118 118
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 131 896 896
Merlin 4 79 79
Peregrine Falcon 0 8 8
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 1 5 5
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 1497 11146 11146
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8.75 hours
Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens
Observers: Carol Pitts, Ed Pitts, Larry Ludwicki, Michael Williamson,
Natasha Barlow
Visitors:
The N winds not only brought birds, but also brought a good number of
visitors to the tower today! Most were able to see Sharp-shinned Hawks as
usual, but also Broad-winged Hawks and most were able to see several others
as well!
Weather:
Winds started out of the N, but very gentle. In late morning, the winds
switched to the SW which had us worried, but they soon went back to N with
moderately strong gusts. Mostly clear skies in the morning, clouded over in
the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
Today started out slightly worrisome with not a single raptor being
recorded in the first hour. But the day soon picked up and within a couple
hours we were getting a good number of small Broad-winged Hawk kettles!
Many of the kettles included some numbers of Turkey Vultures. Over all, a
good day to be on the tower!
Non-raptor Observations:
Most interesting non-raptors of the day were 3 Stilt Sandpipers flying by
early in the morning. A similar selection of dabbling ducks are still in
the marsh. 25,690 Blue Jays migrated past the tower, as well as 262
American Goldfinches. For the full eBird checklist, go to
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31723038 251 Black Saddlebags, 15
Green Darners, 2 Twelve-spotted Skimmers, and 278 Monarchs were counted
migrating past the Hawk Tower today.
Predictions:
Tomorrows predictions with winds starting out in the NE and switching to E
as the day progresses.
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Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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