Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 29, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 3426 68147 Osprey 0 0 24 Bald Eagle 0 79 411 Northern Harrier 0 166 1057 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 262 8751 Cooper's Hawk 0 105 320 American Goshawk 0 2 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 285 616 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4331 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1621 3416 Rough-legged Hawk 0 12 29 Golden Eagle 0 78 122 American Kestrel 0 3 1706 Merlin 0 20 107 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 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 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 0 6069 89140 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 10:00:00 Total observation time: 2 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent, Mike Jaber Observers: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent, Mike Jaber Visitors: Many thanks to Mike and Liz for accompanying me in the cold conditions. Weather: Weather was cold (-2C) with snow flurries, and strong gusty wind from the west causing significant wind chill. Visibility was about 10 km initially. During the second hour the wind shifted slightly south of west towards WSW, and with an approaching wall of heavier snow steadily reducing visibility to about 50m, we ended the watch at 10am. Raptor Observations: No raptors were seen. Non-raptor Observations: Ring-billed Gulls (226) were seen flying west over the marsh, together with American Herring Gulls (20). Despite the cold, duck numbers seemed stable. There were very few small birds seen around the tower or flying over. The list is at: https://ebird.org/checklist/S204008810 Predictions: Tomorrow looks to be an even colder day, with wind from the west south west under overcast skies. Hopefully we will see some raptors on the last day of the Hawk Watch. ======================================================================== 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