Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 13 2908 70096 Osprey 0 0 46 Bald Eagle 0 87 346 Northern Harrier 6 87 834 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 207 8993 Cooper's Hawk 0 58 368 American Goshawk 0 4 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 300 674 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 56725 Red-tailed Hawk 30 1572 3151 Rough-legged Hawk 0 14 18 Golden Eagle 3 81 93 American Kestrel 0 6 2614 Merlin 0 10 137 Peregrine Falcon 1 8 96 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 55 5343 144200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent, Noel Herdman Observers: Aldo Bertucci, Juliette Herdman, Karen Padbury, Kit McCann, Liz Kent, Mike Jaber, Noel Herdman Visitors: The tower was bustling with people throughout the day. Mike, who observed for most of the day, an afternoon appearance from Eric who photographed from the Tower, an elementary school class, and Frank, Dianne, Matt and Ron. Weather: The wind was moderate mostly from south to west south west. A cold start to the day soon warmed up to around 14°C. Clear skies all day with good visibility but a bit hazy in the north throughout the day. Raptor Observations: Red-tailed Hawk (30) again led the pack with a lower count of Turkey Vultures (13) and Golden Eagles (3) appearing between 12:00PM to 2:00PM, to the north. Other species seen were in low numbers; Red-shouldered Hawk (1), Northern Harrier (6), Sharp-shinned Hawk (1) and a single Peregrine Falcon. Non-raptor Observations: Duck day again, with more species being seen on the lake including Bufflehead (12), American Wigeon (2) and a Horned Grebe. Ringed-neck Ducks (4360) are still leading the way. Still a good variety of small birds including a Tufted Titmouse, Black-capped Chickadee (2), American Pipit (2), American Tree Sparrow (2), Purple Finch (2), and Pine Siskin (10). Cedar Waxwing (434) are still moving through in large numbers. https://ebird.org/canada/checklist/S154527963 Predictions: Tomorrow's forecast shows a southerly wind of 14km/h with the temperature ranging from 4°C to 16°C. The day should begin sunny, becoming partly cloudy near the end of the hawk count. Hopefully the early sunshine will bring more raptors than today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by (aldobertucci@gmail.com) Holiday Beach Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100