Holiday Beach
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 26, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 834 43841
Osprey 0 0 94
Bald Eagle 0 17 166
Northern Harrier 0 97 686
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 181 9701
Cooper's Hawk 0 131 941
Northern Goshawk 0 10 28
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 338 1096
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18292
Red-tailed Hawk 0 2100 6158
Rough-legged Hawk 0 21 26
Golden Eagle 0 48 93
American Kestrel 0 8 1741
Merlin 0 2 122
Peregrine Falcon 0 7 106
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 8
Unknown Buteo 0 6 17
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 0 3801 83120
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 1 hours
Official Counter: Rene Kielbasa
Observers: Jim McCoy
Visitors:
not a one eventhough gate opened.
Weather:
heavy overcast day;with south/southwesterly winds gusting to 29 km./hr. one
hour episode of hail-like rain.
Raptor Observations:
where have all the raptors gone..long time passing.
two local birds... adult bald eagle
peregrine falcon
Non-raptor Observations:
small groups of european starlings ,totaling 200 individuals
single group of Bonaparte`s numbering 15.
Predictions:
sunny periods gusty nor`westers at 30 km/hr. looks promising
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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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