Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 10 2918 70106 Osprey 0 0 46 Bald Eagle 14 101 360 Northern Harrier 7 94 841 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 212 8998 Cooper's Hawk 0 61 371 American Goshawk 0 4 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 9 314 688 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 56725 Red-tailed Hawk 60 1645 3224 Rough-legged Hawk 2 16 20 Golden Eagle 1 83 95 American Kestrel 0 6 2614 Merlin 1 12 139 Peregrine Falcon 1 9 97 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: 108 5476 144333 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Chad Cornish Observers: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent, Noel Herdman, Paul Gosselin Visitors: Big thanks to Chad for being the Official Counter today, ably assisted by Noel, Mike and Paul. There were a few visitors to the Tower mostly to enjoy the view. Weather: The wind was moderate to strong from the west initially, turning to the south west by midday. The day started cold at 1c gradually rising to 9c early afternoon. It was clear and crisp under a cloudless sky. Raptor Observations: Red-tailed Hawks (60) again topped the list, with Bald Eagles (14) on the move taking second place. Turkey Vultures (10) were next with Red-shouldered Hawks (9) close behind. It was good to see Northern Harriers (7) still coming through with two 'gray ghosts' amongst them. Sharp-shinned Hawks (3) are still appearing and it was good to see two light phase Rough-legged Hawks. Singles of Golden Eagle, Merlin and Peregrine completed the list. The great majority of raptors were to the north. Non-raptor Observations: Ducks again dominate the list with Ring-necked Duck (3340) maintaining their numbers. Other duck numbers are a bit lower. It was good to see Hooded Merganser (5) and Bufflehead (4). With the exception of American Goldfinch (640) and Eastern Bluebird (54) small bird numbers continue to reduce, although there was a late in the day flurry of Dark-eyed Junco (8) around the Tower. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S154720956 Predictions: Tomorrow's forecast indicates a light wind from the north to north west under a clear sky. Again there will be a cold start with temperatures rising to 9c early afternoon. Hopefully we should see a similar mix to today but with higher numbers. One or two over the Tower would be nice. ======================================================================== 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