Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 25 62 62
Osprey 8 98 98
Bald Eagle 33 104 104
Northern Harrier 37 230 230
Sharp-shinned Hawk 879 3970 3970
Cooper's Hawk 57 137 137
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 10393 12623 12623
Red-tailed Hawk 6 35 35
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 211 815 815
Merlin 6 45 45
Peregrine Falcon 1 5 5
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 11656 18130 18130
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 11 hours
Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe
Observers: Bob Pettit, Claude Radley, Jim McCoy, Larry Ludwicki,
Mike Fitzpatrick, Olga Klekner, Paul Pratt, Roland Klekner,
Tom Hince
Visitors:
Quite a few visitors today were treated to lots and lots of migrating
raptors.
Weather:
Temperatures 7-15 C today. Sunny all day with some clouds in the
afternoon. Strong winds out of the north/northwest all day.
Raptor Observations:
A fantastic day of migration! Lots of Broad-winged Hawks, some of which
were up wicked high. Winds today were very strong for a good flight of
Broad-winged Hawks. This resulted in thermals (and thus Broad-wings) being
pushed out well over the lake. The most exciting kettle of the day was a
2500 plus individual group that streamed over head in a magnificently wide,
multi-leveled group.
A very nice showing by Bald Eagles, American Kestrels, and Sharp-shinned
Hawks. More immature Cooper's Hawks are beginning to mix in with the
Sharpies.
Non-raptor Observations:
Today's highlight was three American White Pelicans that flew over the
marsh going west and sat down to rest for a while. A single Snow Goose was
spotted over the lake with a small group of Canada Geese.
Pied-billed Grebe 15, Double-crested Cormorant 50, American White Pelican
3, Great Blue Heron 25, Great Egret 4, Black-crowned Night-Heron 2, Mute
Swan 90, Snow Goose 1, Canada Goose 60, Wood Duck 25, Green-winged Teal 5,
Mallard 200, Northern Pintail 20, Blue-winged Teal 7, Gadwall 2, American
Wigeon 14, Common Moorhen 4, American Coot 40, Killdeer 6, Greater
Yellowlegs 2, Ring-billed Gull 40, Herring Gull 20, Caspian Tern 8, Rock
Pigeon 20, Mourning Dove 6, Great Horned Owl 1, Chimney Swift 19,
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 13, Belted Kingfisher 2, Downy Woodpecker 2,
Northern Flicker 7, Purple Martin 20, Tree Swallow 40, Northern
Rough-winged Swallow 200, Bank Swallow 1, Barn Swallow 40, Blue Jay 4,
American Crow 2, Black-capped Chickadee 5, Carolina Wren 2, Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher 4, Gray-cheeked Thrush 2, Swainsonâs Thrush 4, American Robin
2, Gray Catbird 5, Brown Thrasher 1, Cedar Waxwing 100, European Starling
2000, Nashville Warbler 2, Northern Parula 1, Magnolia Warbler 2,
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1, American Redstart 2, Common Yellowthroat 1,
Northern Cardinal 5, Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1, White-throated Sparrow 1,
Red-winged Blackbird 150, Common Grackle 25, American Goldfinch 170.
Black Saddlebags 50, Common Green Darner 20, Monarch 28.
Predictions:
Partly cloudy. High of 17 C. Winds from the NW at 10 - 15 km/h.
Sounds like another good day tomorrow for migration!
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Report submitted by Stephen Kolbe ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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