Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 76 2642 69830 Osprey 0 0 46 Bald Eagle 8 53 312 Northern Harrier 9 64 811 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 181 8967 Cooper's Hawk 4 37 347 American Goshawk 0 4 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 10 168 542 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 56725 Red-tailed Hawk 91 799 2378 Rough-legged Hawk 2 12 16 Golden Eagle 8 39 51 American Kestrel 0 4 2612 Merlin 0 5 132 Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 216 4011 142868 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Liz Kent, Michael Arthurs, Ralph Billingsley Visitors: Big thanks to Michael for keeping us company and helping observe and record all day. Thanks also to Ralph for helping observe. It was good to see Brian and Susan again who also helped with observing and saw a Rough-legged Hawk. It was good to meet Bruce, Betty and their dog Zoe, and Laura who all showed a great interest in the Hawk Watch. Laura was able to see a Golden Eagle. Weather: Another day of moderate winds from the west, with variable cloud cover. The temperature started at 7c and rose throughout the day to 13c. Visibility was good all day. Raptor Observations: More Golden Eagles with eight seen mostly to the north. The first raptor of the day was a light phase Rough-legged Hawk with another one late morning. Red-tailed Hawks (91) took the top spot with Turkey Vultures (76) second. A few Red-shouldered Hawks (10) were mixed in with the Red-tails. Northern Harriers (9) also were mainly to the north with one male immature spending a long time hunting around Harrier Island to the north of the Tower. Bald Eagles (8), Sharp-shinned Hawks (8) and Cooper's Hawks (4) completed the list for today. Highlight of the afternoon was getting to see up close a Golden Eagle that was caught and banded by the Lake Station Team, Chip and Tim. Non-raptor Observations: Another Duck day with thirteen Species seen, including a single Redhead female that was associating with a pair of Hooded Mergansers. The large raft of Ring-necked Duck (1760) has also returned. A flock of Red-breasted Mergansers (152) passed by on the lake. Tundra Swans (31) again flew over with some alighting on the marsh. There were flocks of small birds flying over the Tower including American Pipits (36), Horned Larks (18), House Finch (14) and Eastern Bluebirds (36), four of which paid us a visit and perched on the tops of a nearby tree. Purple Finch (3) and Pine Siskin (3) were also spotted. Noticeable numbers of American Goldfinch (410) also flew by. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S154171507 Predictions: The forecast tomorrow is for sunny skies and a light wind from the North. The temperature will be a bit lower maxing out at 8c. Hopefully we will see a similar mix to today, but with more of everything! ======================================================================== 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