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| Name | Role | Email | Phone | | Bob Pettit | President of HBMO, Raptor Co-Chair | redknot@earthlink.net | 734-755-8832 | | Jason Sodergren | Data | jason@taiga.com | 907-226-2076 |
Data Inventory (at hawkcount.org, as of Feb 01, 2010) |
| Data Summary | Data Years Click year links for year's data calendar | 35 years (2894 days) of data saved:
29 years of hourly totals,
0 years of daily totals, and
6 years of mixed hourly/daily totals. | | |
| Color Key: | Hourly Totals | Daily Totals | Mixed Hourly/Daily |
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Raptor Population Index Project, 2008
The Holiday Beach Migration Observatory (HBMO), founded in 1986, promotes the study and protection of migrating birds. Activities focus primarily on fall migration of raptors and other species. Holiday Beach Conservation Area was formerly a Provincial Park, but is now administered by the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA). It is strategically located at the extreme SW tip of ON. The park is on the E end of a large freshwater estuary known as Big Creek. This site is on the N shore of Lake Erie near the Detroit River. In 1988, HBMO persuaded Detroit Edison to donate a 12m (40 ft) Hawk Tower which is now at the site.
Southwestern Ontario is largely an area of flat, featureless farmland. There are only two geographic features of note in the region. One is the proximity of the Great lakes, which influence bird migration in the area to a great extent, The second is the shape of the province, roughly funnel-shaped with the narrow end to the southwest. These features confine south-bound bird migrants, especially hawks, to specific flight corridors.
Entering Canada from Detroit at the Ambassador Bridge:
After Canadian Customs, stay left 50 yards, passing over the railroad tracks.
You are now on Huron Church Road leading to Highway 401 and Highway 3. Continue east 3.8 miles to the intersection with Todd and Cabana roads. Go through the intersection, staying to the right. In less than 100 yards the main road splits; 401 and 3 continue to the left as the main road and Huron Church narrows and angles to the right. Follow Huron Church right for 0.5 miles to Disputed Road. After angling a right turn onto Disputed Road, travel south. PLEASE OBEY SPEED LIMITS, they aer usually monitored. At 4 miles Disputed Road intersects with Townline Road, and the name changes to Concession 5. Continue south 5 miles and Concession 5 "T"'s with South Townline Road. Turn left and travel east 0.2 miles, turning right (south) onto Concession 6. Continue south for 3.4 miles to the intersection with Highway 20 at Malden Centre in the town of Amherstburg. There is a restaurant/convenience/gas store on the southeast corner of the intersection. Go through the intersection south onto Route 50 for 1.3 miles. The entrance to the Holiday Beach Conservation Area is on the right. Pay entry fee and continue to the Hawk Tower at the south end of the park. Park vehicle and walk to the tower.
West bound on Routes 401 and 3
Howard Avenue, Route 9, intersects Routes 401 and 3 east of Windsor. Take Howard Avenue south to Highway 20 ("T"'s) and turn right (west) traveling (about 2 miles) to Malden Centre in the town of Amherstburg. A restaurant/convenience/gas store is on the left. Turn left (south) on to Route 50 for 1.3 miles; the entrance to HBCA is on the right.
Hawkcount.org is a project of the Hawk Migration Association of North America.
To help support this project, please consider HMANA membership.
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