Holiday Beach
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 45 694 21166
Osprey 0 0 48
Bald Eagle 3 11 97
Northern Harrier 2 68 241
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 93 3523
Cooper's Hawk 5 41 190
Northern Goshawk 0 2 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 15 157 253
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8953
Red-tailed Hawk 171 1011 1862
Rough-legged Hawk 0 9 12
Golden Eagle 4 84 128
American Kestrel 0 3 594
Merlin 0 3 36
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 30
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 4 9
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 1
Total: 246 2182 37148
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Rene Kielbasa
Observers: Jim McCoy
Visitors:
Cosmin Nahaiciuc(windsor photographer)
Weather:
early morning brought brisk norwester's and very cold temperatures ranging
from -4 to 0*C.From high noon to termination of towering much warmer due
to milder winds.
Raptor Observations:
good movement early a.m.
Non-raptor Observations:
morning brought 5000 corvids.
sandhill cranes #44/#7/#10
Predictions:
cold nite ..partly cldy. with afternoon flurries. h1. 3#C. s...sw
winds.GOOD LUCK!!!
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Report submitted by Rene Kielbasa ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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