Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2014
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 32 139 139
Osprey 3 14 14
Bald Eagle 10 56 56
Northern Harrier 12 61 61
Sharp-shinned Hawk 183 998 998
Cooper's Hawk 9 45 45
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 379 815 815
Red-tailed Hawk 24 89 89
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 8 129 129
Merlin 0 18 18
Peregrine Falcon 1 5 5
Unknown Accipiter 1 12 12
Unknown Buteo 0 15 15
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 6 14 14
Total: 668 2411 2411
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Jenna McDermott
Observers: Bob Pettit, Dorothy McLeer, Gwen Patrick, Jim McCoy,
Karen Padbury, Olga Klekner
Visitors:
We had a fantastic mix of visitors checking out the tower during Hawk Fest
today, from birders to photographers to families. A special thanks go out
to 2 of our visitors, John and Jenn Mills, who spent the entire day up on
the tower and were a great help in spotting far-off raptors.
Weather:
A very calm day with approximately 5km/h winds switching to the SSW after 5
hours of coming from the N-NE. A cool (9C) morning warmed up to 20C,
turning into a beautiful day.
Raptor Observations:
Cooler temperatures this morning led to a slow start for raptors flying.
Sharp-shinned Hawks began to show themselves after the temperature rose a
few degrees and were shortly followed by small kettles of Broad-winged
Hawks. Most were flying at quite a distance so it was a treat to have a
Northern Harrier every once in a while since they tended to be closer to
the tower. A good mix of 10 species flew through with a total of 668
raptors.
Non-raptor Observations:
An Eastern Whip-poor-will was heard early this morning and after sunrise,
warblers and other passerines were pretty abundant in the trees and bushes
around the tower. Some species seen were Common Yellowthroat, Tennessee,
Magnolia, Chestnut-sided and Canada Warblers along with 2 Common Nighthawks
and 3 R-Throated Hummingbirds. 5 Monarchs.
See today's eBird list
http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S19835164
Predictions:
A cool morning with winds at 10-15km/h from the SW and a chance of showers.
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Report submitted by Jenna McDermott ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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