Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 141 1785 68973 Osprey 0 0 46 Bald Eagle 1 15 274 Northern Harrier 5 12 759 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 83 8869 Cooper's Hawk 2 11 321 American Goshawk 0 1 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 38 412 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 56725 Red-tailed Hawk 6 191 1770 Rough-legged Hawk 0 4 8 Golden Eagle 0 2 14 American Kestrel 0 3 2611 Merlin 0 1 128 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 89 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: 162 2147 141004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Chip Ogglesby, Liz Kent, Paul Gosselin Visitors: Thanks to Chip and Paul for helping us observe the few raptors that flew today. It was good to see Alysha and James and Scott and Katherine again. Weather: It was overcast all day with a light wind from the south, increasing to moderate in late afternoon. There was a short period of rain early morning, and the day struggled to brighten up from then on. The temperature remained in the low teens all day. Visibility was generally good but a bit hazy. Raptor Observations: Another quiet day with hardly any raptors seen in the morning. Turkey Vultures (141) ventured through in dribs and drabs in the afternoon. Red-tailed Hawks (6) were second with a low number, and the rest, Northern Harrier (5), Sharp-shinned Hawk (4), Red-shouldered Hawk (3), Cooper's Hawk (2) and Bald Eagle (1) finished the countdown. Non-raptor Observations: Ducks, ducks and ducks again. Numbers are pretty stable. We are getting better views from the tower with them venturing closer, including a very nice male American Wigeon. Better numbers of Sparrows today with good views of Fox Sparrow (6) from the Tower. Rusty Blackbirds (260) remain the most numerous blackbirds. Other small bird numbers were generally lower, but we did have 36 American Pipit over. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S153760368 Predictions: A light wind from the north is forecast until midday. It will be partially cloudy with about 40% cloud. The temperature will rise to about 10c late afternoon. Hopefully the north wind and scattered clouds will result in a few more raptors appearing tomorrow. We could do with more buteos and Golden Eagles. ======================================================================== 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