Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 27, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 2967 70155 Osprey 0 1 47 Bald Eagle 0 125 384 Northern Harrier 0 110 857 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 238 9024 Cooper's Hawk 0 79 389 American Goshawk 0 6 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 404 778 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 56725 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1934 3513 Rough-legged Hawk 0 17 21 Golden Eagle 0 95 107 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 1 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 0 6013 144870 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 11:00:00 Total observation time: 2 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Liz Kent, Mike Jaber Visitors: Thanks to Mike for helping out in the two hours we were on the Tower today. Weather: A very strong wind from the south west with horizontal snow flakes. Overcast with a temperature of 0c, feeling more like -7c with the wind. Raptor Observations: We were nearly blown off the Tower for a couple of hours to no avail. No raptors were seen migrating, although there were 6 Bald Eagles loafing around the marsh, disrupting the lives of the ducks. Non-raptor Observations: Understandably small list today, ducks were sheltering where they could. We did a quick count from the second floor of the Tower, where we could find a bit of shelter to look through a telescope. Interestingly there were no Mute Swans visible, they must have a good place to shelter. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S155337952 Predictions: The forecast is for a bit calmer day tomorrow, though with still a moderate to strong wind from the west north west. It will be very cold, the day starting at -5c rising to -2c by midday. No precipitation is forecast. The wind may still discourage flight, but to a lesser extent than today. We may see some raptors hopefully. ======================================================================== 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