Holiday Beach
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 476 476 20948
Osprey 0 0 48
Bald Eagle 6 6 92
Northern Harrier 13 13 186
Sharp-shinned Hawk 52 52 3482
Cooper's Hawk 17 17 166
Northern Goshawk 0 0 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 114 114 210
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8953
Red-tailed Hawk 452 452 1303
Rough-legged Hawk 3 3 6
Golden Eagle 50 50 94
American Kestrel 2 2 593
Merlin 1 1 34
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 29
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 5
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 1
Total: 1187 1187 36153
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Todd Pepper
Observers: Dan Lumm, Karen Padbury, Martin Blagdurn, Mike Fitzpatrick,
Paul Pratt, Randy Holland
Visitors:
The weather forecast brought out lots of regulars from Michigan and Essex
County in hope of Golden Eagle, and they were rewarded in spades.
Weather:
North to North-east winds of 6 - 20 km/hr; temperature from 7 to 13C;
Raptor Observations:
50 Golden Eagles! A new one-day record at Holiday Beach.
Non-raptor Observations:
Juvenile Northern Shrike sat in the tree south of the tower, fly over
White-winged Crossbill, Wilson's Snipe flew in near the base of the tower,
Rusty Blackbird, Red-headed Woodpecker, and a constant stream of American
Crow.
Predictions:
Winds out of the east up to 17 m/hr, 5 - 13C, mostly cloudy.
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Report submitted by Todd Pepper ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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