Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 224 2377 69565 Osprey 0 0 46 Bald Eagle 15 31 290 Northern Harrier 17 43 790 Sharp-shinned Hawk 56 159 8945 Cooper's Hawk 11 24 334 American Goshawk 2 4 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 92 133 507 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 56725 Red-tailed Hawk 347 573 2152 Rough-legged Hawk 3 8 12 Golden Eagle 13 24 36 American Kestrel 0 4 2612 Merlin 1 4 131 Peregrine Falcon 1 3 91 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 Total: 782 3387 142244 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Ian Woodfield, Karen Padbury, Liz Kent, Peter Veighey Visitors: Big thanks to Karen, Peter and Ian for help in observing and recording on what was a hectic but exciting day. Weather: A moderate to strong wind from the West North West under overcast skies ensured that the temperature remained in the low teens. Visibility was good. Raptor Observations: Another amazing Golden Eagle day - thirteen were seen, some in the north, some over the marsh and some over the Tower. Biggest number day for Buteos so far, many kettleing high in the sky. Red-tailed Hawks (347) led the pack, Red-shouldered Hawks (92) followed and it was great to see light phase Rough-legged Hawks (3) all coming over the Tower. Turkey Vulture (224) numbers are slowly reducing, but they are still around. Sharp-shinned Hawks (56) again came through throughout the day. Bald Eagles (15), Northern Harriers (17) and Cooper's Hawk (11) all appeared in good numbers. Two American Goshawks, a Merlin and a Peregrine completed a full day. Non-raptor Observations: Lots of birds flying west today in good numbers. Crowds of American Crows (6440) appeared for most of the day. Eastern Bluebird (41), Purple Finch (32) and Pine Siskin (108) were all seeing flying by. Ducks are again filling the marsh in large numbers (over 3000), 13 species were seen. More Common Grackles (210) passed by than in previous days. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S153981051 Predictions: Tomorrow is forecast to be overcast with a moderate wind from the East. The temperature will be around 8c. Rain is likely to arrive by mid morning, so we will start the count and see how it goes. Unlikely that we will get anything like today's 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