Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 2 482 482
Osprey 4 22 22
Bald Eagle 0 36 36
Northern Harrier 3 53 53
Sharp-shinned Hawk 123 649 649
Cooper's Hawk 3 12 12
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 3 1698 1698
Red-tailed Hawk 1 73 73
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 5 92 92
Merlin 0 21 21
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 1 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 2
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 146 3149 3149
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Sean Jenniskens
Observers: Cindy Cartwright, Cindy Isenhoff, Jerry Lippert,
Patrick Tomlinson, Steve Wagner
Visitors:
Many good conversations were had with the many various Hawk Festival
visitors. For 1-2 hours there were consistently about 20 visitors on the
tower looking aorund and enjoying the beautiful day.
Weather:
Weather was very similar to yesterdays, but with a very slightly stronger
breeze.
Raptor Observations:
Today we had similar total number of raptors as yesterday, but lacking in
the diversity department. Shapries made up the greater majority of the
flight today. Similar to yesterday, they started out migrating over the
tower in the morning, but moved further to the North as the day continued.
Another adult Red-shouldered Hawk today was nice.
Non-raptor Observations:
Similarly low total duck numbers today as yesterday, but the same
diversity. Two Red-headed Woodpeckers migrating over were a nice treat. For
the full list of non-raptors observed today, see the eBird checklist here:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39240357 As far as insects go, there
were five Black Saddlebags, a single Green Darner, and 11 Monarch
Butterflies noted migrating today.
Predictions:
Tomorrow looks like a chance of North component winds, although there is
also a chance of rain in the morning. Hopefully the rain misses us and we
get some action!
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Report submitted by Sean Jenniskens (seanjennisk...@hotmail.com)
Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
More site information at hawkcount.org:
http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100
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