Holiday Beach
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 27, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 708 21180
Osprey 0 0 48
Bald Eagle 0 12 98
Northern Harrier 0 83 256
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 101 3531
Cooper's Hawk 1 67 216
Northern Goshawk 0 4 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 179 275
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 8953
Red-tailed Hawk 23 1388 2239
Rough-legged Hawk 0 19 22
Golden Eagle 0 87 131
American Kestrel 0 6 597
Merlin 0 3 36
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 30
Unknown Accipiter 1 1 1
Unknown Buteo 2 6 11
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 1
Total: 33 2666 37632
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Rene Kielbasa
Observers: Jim McCoy
Weather:
winds variable from west to southwest;light in intensity.
cloud cover extremely variable 10...to full coverage.
would like to thank...part /full time cohourt Jim McCoy for his enjoyable
company and keen observations.Remember
...there are NO bad days at the tower!!!!!.As the Miami Planitarium
astronomer would say...keep looking up! Will see yu all at the Beach for
spring migration time.
Raptor Observations:
most activity during high noon to end of day.
local bald eagles ..2 adults 2 sub-adults feeding .
Non-raptor Observations:
good numbers of american goldfinchs groups of# 10..20..40..10..20.
pine siskins # 20 15 10 20.
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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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