Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2013
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 3341 3341
Osprey 0 57 57
Bald Eagle 0 223 223
Northern Harrier 0 218 218
Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 4482 4482
Cooper's Hawk 0 245 245
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 18 18
Broad-winged Hawk 0 48626 48626
Red-tailed Hawk 0 367 367
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 5 885 885
Merlin 0 60 60
Peregrine Falcon 2 20 20
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 6 6
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 7 7
Total: 20 58559 58559
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 12:30:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Olga Klekner
Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Chris Craft, Jim McCoy, John Craft,
Roland Klekner
Visitors:
We were pleased to have the company of 18 grade four students, John
Winebrenner and Lisa Silvey from Indiana and Urban Lundberg from Michigan.
Weather:
Mostly cloudy to overcast. The temperature ranged from 18 to 20C. winds
were light out of the South. Rain during the last two hours slowed the
migration.
Raptor Observations:
Few raptors were moving today. The highlight was an adult peregrine hunting
the marsh early.
Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Jays 1779, Tree Swallows 824, Red-winged Blackbirds 74, Spotted
Sandpiper, Northern Flicker 6, Chimney Swift 6, Gold Finch 7, Cedar Waxwing
4.
Predictions:
Dawn will bring overcast skies with light Northerly winds. As the day
progresses we will see a little sunshine and the winds will back to the
Southwest. The temperature will climb from the low teens to the low
twenties.
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Report submitted by Claude Radley (crad...@cogeco.ca)
Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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