[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (26 Sep 2010) 1606 Raptors
Holiday Beach Conservation Area
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2010
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Turkey Vulture 275 657 657
Osprey 3 93 93
Bald Eagle 5 92 92
Northern Harrier 11 270 270
Sharp-shinned Hawk 199 4733 4733
Cooper's Hawk 18 77 77
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 998 15184 15184
Red-tailed Hawk 55 171 171
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 40 935 935
Merlin 0 67 67
Peregrine Falcon 2 18 18
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 1606 22299 22299
Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 11 hours
Official Counter: Dan Lumm
Observers: Chad Salidin, Chris Saladin, John Winebrenner, Lisa Silvey,
Ralph Billingsley, Randy Holland, Rene Kielbasa
Visitors:
John Winebrenner and Lisa Silvey from Indiana, Chad and Chris Saladin from
Ohio, Ralph Billingsley from Essex and several others from Ontario and
Michigan visited today.
Weather:
Temperature started out at 8.8 and rose to 15.9 degrees by 2 p.m. 8-18 km/h
winds were from the north all day. Mostly sunny morning with increasing
cloudiness during the afternoon
Raptor Observations:
10 species of raptors today numbering over 1,600 total. We had the best Red
Tail day so far this season with 55 individuals.
Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Jays outnumbered all other species today with a total of 15,600
counted. One Common and one Caspian Tern flew by the tower.
Predictions:
Tomorrow morning could be good as winds will remain favorable. There is a
60% chance of rain in the afternoon.
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Report submitted by Dan Lumm ()
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
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