Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 48 2815 70003 Osprey 0 0 46 Bald Eagle 7 84 343 Northern Harrier 5 71 818 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 195 8981 Cooper's Hawk 5 44 354 American Goshawk 0 4 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 46 290 664 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 56725 Red-tailed Hawk 343 1393 2972 Rough-legged Hawk 1 14 18 Golden Eagle 3 71 83 American Kestrel 2 6 2614 Merlin 0 8 135 Peregrine Falcon 1 5 93 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: 468 5000 143857 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Chad Cornish Observers: Aldo Bertucci, Hugh Kent, Jacob Stasso, Liz Kent, Michael Arthurs, Noel Herdman, Paul Gosselin Visitors: Big Thanks to Chad for taking over as Official Counter today, ably assisted by Mike, Paul, Noel, Aldo and Jacob. It was good to see Mike J again who also assisted in observing. A two minute silence was held on the Tower at 11am both today and yesterday to remember the Fallen. Weather: Another cold start at 2c with the temperature rising to around 10c quite quickly in the morning. The wind was light generally from the East. It was mostly clear all day with a few clouds appearing now and then. Visibility was good. Raptor Observations: Red-tailed Hawks (343) resoundingly took the top spot today with many passing to the north and over the tower, there were some in kettles of nearly twenty with the odd Red-shouldered Hawk (46) mixed in. A few Turkey Vultures (48) came by mostly in one kettle, easing the total number for the season to just over 70,000. Three Golden Eagles graced us with their presence, and there was an early Rough-legged Hawk. The remaining raptors were in low numbers; Bald Eagle (7), Sharp-shinned Hawk (7), Northern Harrier (7), Cooper's Hawk (5), American Kestrel (2) and a peregrine. Non-raptor Observations: Quiet day around the Tower apart from the churring of a Winter Wren. American Crows (840), Cedar Waxwings (145) and American Goldfinches are still passing by in numbers, but there is a feeling that they are dwindling as November progresses. Large numbers of Ducks are still on the marsh, demonstrated by the big flocks seen (easily over 3000), scared into flight by Bald Eagles passing over head. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S154351462 Predictions: Tomorrow's forecast indicates a moderate wind from the west under sunny skies. The temperature starts at 6c in the early morning rising to a balmy 14c in the afternoon. Lets hope for a similar mix and numbers as 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