Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2013
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 142 407 407
Osprey 5 45 45
Bald Eagle 15 153 153
Northern Harrier 7 139 139
Sharp-shinned Hawk 162 2871 2871
Cooper's Hawk 12 175 175
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 11 11
Broad-winged Hawk 4189 47891 47891
Red-tailed Hawk 27 229 229
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 9 622 622
Merlin 0 45 45
Peregrine Falcon 3 8 8
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Swainson's Hawk 1 6 6
Total: 4573 52603 52603
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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: Chris Craft, Cindy Cartwright, Claude Radley, John Craft,
Karen Padbury, Olga Klekner, Patrick Tomlinson,
Roland Klekner, Steve Wagner
Visitors:
A dozen visitors today including people from Cincinnati, Ohio; Silver Lake,
Indiana; and Washington and Shelby, Michigan.
Weather:
It started off a little chilly at 8C but turned into a nice day with a high
of almost 20C. The winds started out of the north, then shifted south, and
finally south-east generally in the 5 - 10 km/hr range. The cloudless skies
in the afternoon made it difficult to locate the very high flying raptors.
Raptor Observations:
Not quite as hectic as yesterday, but a good day at 4,573 birds of 12
species. An early morning rush of 3,855 Broad-winged hawks between 0900 and
1000 showed promise, but it quickly faded with the shift in the winds and
the day total ended at 4,189. It was another good Bald Eagle day with 15
birds of various ages with most of them up at the cloud limit. The mid-day
Peregrine that came in strafe the plastic owl was one of 3 observed today.
Non-raptor Observations:
It was not a big non-raptor migration day today either. Chimney Swifts and
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds had good numbers at 5 and 22 respectively. Just
1 Blue Jay today, so the big flight of them may be delayed this year. Nine
Eastern Bluebird were the first for the count season. Cedar Waxwing
maintained their position with the highest number of migrants so far with
another 19 birds. Six Monarchs flew by today.
Predictions:
The Wednesday forecast includes temperatures ranging from 14 - 23C; mostly
sunny; and winds out of the SE in the a.m. shifting to the S in the p.m.
from 10 - 15 km/hr. The morning could be slow for raptors with the SE
winds, but should improve as the winds shift to the south.
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Report submitted by Todd Pepper (pepper_t...@yahoo.ca)
Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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