wet snow started here in #DuncansCovewx ~14:00 (no accumulation) after 7.2mm rain; Temp +1.1C; light NE 5 km/hr.

a total of 2.8 cm by 10am in Duncans Cove (1.4 mm SWE) #CocoRaHSCanada #nsstorm #nswx #nsmeteo
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#DuncansCovewx rain gauge had 26.1 mm (my Davis VV recorded 23.2mm; max rainfall rate of 88.6mm/hr) #nswx #nsmeteo #cocorahs

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3/4: …The Harrier is much larger with a wingspan almost twice that of a Sharp-shinned Hawk. Parks staff reported seeing the Harrier eating a tern. Other raptors regularly seen on Sable Island are three falcons, Peregrine, Merlin, and Kestrel.
Photo Zoe Lucas….

2/4: … White-throated Sparrows presently on the island. These sparrows don’t nest on Sable, but commonly turn up during their spring and fall migrations. Another hawk – a Northern Harrier – was on the island at the same time, sweeping low over the dunes in characteristic coursing flight….