Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 17 2895 70083 Osprey 0 0 46 Bald Eagle 3 87 346 Northern Harrier 6 81 828 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 206 8992 Cooper's Hawk 4 58 368 American Goshawk 0 4 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 7 299 673 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 56725 Red-tailed Hawk 71 1542 3121 Rough-legged Hawk 0 14 18 Golden Eagle 3 78 90 American Kestrel 0 6 2614 Merlin 1 10 137 Peregrine Falcon 0 7 95 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 1 1 1 Total: 115 5288 144145 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Liz Kent Visitors: It was good to see Mike again who helped observe for the morning. It was good to see Eric in the afternoon who did a little photography from the Tower. Weather: The wind was initially light from the north but soon changed mid morning to a southerly moderate wind. A cold start to the day soon warmed up to around 10c. Clear skies all day with good visibility but a bit hazy in the morning. Raptor Observations: Quieter day with a bit of excitement mid morning when a Swainson's Hawk was sighted to the north. Red-tailed Hawk (71) again led the pack with Turkey Vultures (17) a long way back. Golden Eagles (3) were seen way to the north, like London Buses coming close together in a period of half an hour early afternoon. Other species seen were in low numbers; Red-shouldered Hawk (7), Northern Harrier (6), Cooper's Hawk (4), Bald Eagle (3), Sharp-shinned Hawk (2) and a single Merlin. Non-raptor Observations: Duck day again, with more species being seen on the lake including Common Goldeneye (8) (new for the Season), Bufflehead (13), Hooded Merganser (7), Red-breasted Merganser (6), Canvasback (3) and a Horned Grebe. Lower numbers of small birds but with a good variety including a Tufted Titmouse, new for the season, American Pipit (8), Horned Lark (10), Purple Finch (5), Eastern Bluebird (17) and Pine Siskin (30). American Crow (670) are still moving through in numbers. An Eastern Screech Owl was heard calling from the trees to the north east. https://ebird.org/checklist/S154469140 Predictions: The forecast is for a pretty similar day to today with a moderate south west wind from the start, cloudy but clearing by midday. Temperatures start at 5c but reach 13c in the afternoon. I guess a similar mix to day, but with hopefully slightly greater numbers. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Hugh Kent (Hughnkent@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