Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1 2964 70152 Osprey 0 1 47 Bald Eagle 0 119 378 Northern Harrier 0 107 854 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 235 9021 Cooper's Hawk 2 76 386 American Goshawk 0 5 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 394 768 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 56725 Red-tailed Hawk 3 1857 3436 Rough-legged Hawk 0 17 21 Golden Eagle 1 94 106 American Kestrel 0 7 2615 Merlin 0 14 141 Peregrine Falcon 0 12 100 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 7 5905 144762 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent, Michael Arthurs Observers: Liz Kent, Michael Arthurs, Noel Herdman, Paul Pratt Visitors: Big thanks to Michael for taking over the count in the afternoon. Thanks also to Noel, mike and Paul for assistance in observing and counting. It was good to meet Bonna and Rick - thanks for the conversation. It was good to see Dennis again on the Tower with his camera and Mike. Weather: It was very gusty initially with a strong wind from the south west. The wind remained from the south west but gradually decreasing in strength to a light wind, turning west at the end of the afternoon. The temperature was 5c in the morning rising to 9c by the end of the day. Visibility was a bit hazy but reasonable all day. Raptor Observations: A very quiet day made worthwhile by a Golden Eagle in the last half hour. Three Red-tailed Hawks, two Cooper's Hawks and a Turkey Vulture made up the day's total of 7. Non-raptor Observations: If it wasn't for the waterbirds it would be a short list today. The biggest number of Ring-necked Ducks (8,170) for the season so far were on the Marsh. Fourteen species were seen including Wood Duck (2) and American Wigeon (2) which have been scarce of late. A single late Great Egret was seen in the creek. The only small birds in any number were again American Goldfinch (440). The list is at https://ebird.org/canada/checklist/S155060491 Predictions: Tomorrow's forecast is for a bright but cold day, with the temperature at about 1c. There will be a moderate wind from the north. Hopefully that will bring a few more raptors than today! ======================================================================== 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