Holiday Beach
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 618 17151 17571
Osprey 0 12 46
Bald Eagle 0 19 79
Northern Harrier 2 62 151
Sharp-shinned Hawk 48 858 3342
Cooper's Hawk 1 58 128
Northern Goshawk 1 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 13 34 35
Broad-winged Hawk 0 8 8953
Red-tailed Hawk 65 373 483
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 6 6
American Kestrel 2 102 589
Merlin 0 10 29
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 24
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 5
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 750 18701 31445
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Rene Kielbasa
Observers: Mike Fitzpatrick
Visitors:
Richard Carr (Leamington);Malcolm Boyd (Sarnia)Chuck Sharbagh;Ralph Graham
(Grosse Pointe);Kelly Hickmatt (Kingsville);Barry Niles;Derick Spencer
(London);Alice Marotti;Sue Friedman(Huntington Woods);David Tarica
(Windsor). slowwww start
with a more than favourable ending.thank you crew.
Weather:
cold n...nw winds,overcast until 1100hrs.with eventual cloud cover reduced
to 35%.
Raptor Observations:
slow movement until sky opened favouring very good numbers.
Non-raptor Observations:
waterfowl:
gadwall,american widgeon shoveler,mallard,
mystery duck..straw- coloured..dipping with
mallards?
Predictions:
mainly
clear with cloudy periods.
winds fovourable.should be an eventfull day!
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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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