Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Turkey Vulture 0 3398 68119
Osprey 0 0 24
Bald Eagle 0 73 405
Northern Harrier 1 158 1049
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 260 8749
Cooper's Hawk 0 96 311
American Goshawk 0 1 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 278 609
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4331
Red-tailed Hawk 5 1563 3358
Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 27
Golden Eagle 0 75 119
American Kestrel 0 3 1706
Merlin 0 19 106
Peregrine Falcon 0 9 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
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Hugh Kent
Observers: Liz Kent, Mike Jaber, Paul Gosselin
Visitors:
Thanks to Liz, Paul and Mike for keeping me company and observing today. It
was good to see Noel and Juliette with friends Chris and Rob and to meet
Bob From Brampton who took an interest in the birds on the marsh.
Weather:
Another overcast day with a strong wind initially from the west south west
changing to south west and reducing slightly. Temperature was around 5c all
day but felt colder in the wind. Haze reduced visibility to about 12km.
Pressure reduced 6 points over the day.
Raptor Observations:
A very quiet day with only eight raptors seen. Red-tailed Hawks (5) were on
a northern flightline with some perching before moving on. Two
Sharp-shinned Hawks passed low close to the Tower and a Northern Harrier
visited Harrier Island.
Non-raptor Observations:
Pretty similar list to yesterday, but American Goldfinch (231) reduced by
about 75%. More Rusty Blackbirds (439) were seen today. There was a
noticeable movement in the morning of Ring-billed Gull (386) and American
Herring Gull (73) west along the shore. Good Tundra Swan (184) activity and
American White Pelican (81) visited the marsh for a spot of fishing. Duck
numbers are slightly reducing, probably due to the cold weather with the
most marked reduction in American Coot (36). However there was an increase
in Bufflehead (27), always a pleasure to watch. Diversity remains good with
thirteen duck species seen. Lots of Sparrow activity around the Tower
again, with a couple of Fox Sparrow appearing for the first time in a few
days. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S203528254.
Predictions:
Due to the likelihood of rain, there will no count tomorrow, but normal
service will resume on Tuesday.
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Report submitted by Hugh Kent (Hughnkent@gmail.com)
Holiday Beach Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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