Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2013
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 2 1334 41595
Osprey 0 0 76
Bald Eagle 1 29 353
Northern Harrier 3 26 410
Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 68 6549
Cooper's Hawk 2 33 609
Northern Goshawk 0 3 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 92 707
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 48629
Red-tailed Hawk 41 878 3502
Rough-legged Hawk 1 12 29
Golden Eagle 1 46 69
American Kestrel 0 2 1140
Merlin 3 6 91
Peregrine Falcon 2 7 40
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 8
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 1
Black Vulture 0 1 1
Gyrfalcon 0 0 1
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 7
Total: 69 2538 103825
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Kory Renaud
Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Dennis Patrick, Gwen Patrick, Jason Craft,
Jim McCoy, Paul Pratt
Visitors:
A few families walking through the park came up to the tower to have a
look. Local birders Derek and Christina stopped by with hopes of seeing a
Golden Eagle but unfortunately arrived a little too late. Thanks to all
observers who braved the winds to help scan the skies.
Weather:
The temperate ranged from a low of 6.5 climbing to a high of 9.1 C. The
winds were strong out of the west the entire day making it feel a little
cooler. The forcasted shift to a more northerly direction unfortunately
did not occur. The skies were mostly cloudy throughout the day with the
occasional patch of blue sky and even a little sun.
Raptor Observations:
Despite the less than favourable winds, a total of 69 raptors of 11
species were counted. The highlights for the day were 2 Peregrine Falcons
that came over the trees, dropped to tower level and then quickly continued
on down the beach, and an immature Golden Eagle that flew by late
afternoon.
Non-raptor Observations:
Tundra swans are starting to move through in larger flocks - 145, a single
late Tree Swallow fought the strong headwinds early in the morning,
Goldfinches are still moving through in numbers - 535, A single Am. Crow
late in the day, Great Blue Heron - 10, Great Egrets - 2, Lesser Yellowlegs
2, Dunlin 2.
Predictions:
Gusty winds out of the SW switching to W. Cloudy with rain beginning late
morning. 90% POP. High of 8C.
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Report submitted by Kory Renaud (koryren...@gmail.com)
Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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