Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 01, 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 1 1 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 1 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 1 1 Total: 4 4 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Bob Pettit Observers: Dennis Patrick, Gwen Patrick, Jason Craft, Jim McCoy Visitors: None See our new website: hbmo.ca Weather: 21.5-25.5C; wind NE->E 1-7 KM, 1-5 mph; Hum 86-80; Pres 29.74 mm Hg; Cloud 100%; Vis 16 km; Precip. None; Raptor Observations: One each NH, SS, PG, UR for a total of 4 birds. The Peregrine Falcon was a very small individual (most likely male) attacked our plastic owl and went westward. Non-raptor Observations: Highlights; Mute Swan-25, Great Blue Heron-12, D-c Cormorant-1, Common Gallinule-1 walking on the tops of American Lotus leaves resting on top of high water levels. Coot-1, R-b Gull-8, , Rock Pigeon-1, Mourning Dove-5, R-t Hummingbird-2, B. Kingfisher, D. Woodpecker, 1,200 ducks species in two large flocks entering marsh.Swallows:Martin-2, Tree-5, N.Rough-winged-5, Bank-3. B-G Gnatcatcher-1, G. Catbird, House Finch-3, Am Goldfinch-4. Predictions: Partly cloudy. High of 81F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 15 mph. Festivals 14-15, 21-22 September. >From the 401, exit at Howard Ave and head South on Howard (County Rd 9). Follow County Rd. 9 to its end, approx 21km. Turn right (West) on County Rd 20, go 2.6 km. Turn left (South) on County Rd 50, go 2 km. As you round the curve, you will see the entrance to Holiday Beach on the south side of the road. 6952 County Road 50, Amherstburg. 519-736-3772. GPS 42.0419 -83.0373 ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bob Pettit (redknot@earthlink.net) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/