Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2022
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 42 1883 53974
Osprey 0 0 16
Bald Eagle 0 3 302
Northern Harrier 0 18 688
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 47 7077
Cooper's Hawk 6 32 316
Northern Goshawk 0 1 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 246 614
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 65702
Red-tailed Hawk 44 1349 3727
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 19 32
American Kestrel 1 4 2085
Merlin 3 6 120
Peregrine Falcon 1 6 113
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 3 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 1
Total: 103 3617 134773
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Nicole Shangi
Observers: Aldo Bertucci, Jim McCoy, Juliette Herdman, Michael Arthurs,
Noel Herdman, Peter Veighey
Visitors:
Thank you to all of the interested visitors today, it was a beautiful day
in the park regardless of the small hawk count. Thank you to observers,
Michael, Noel, Juliette, Peter and Aldo.
Weather:
The weather today was warmer than expected, the sun quickly heated up to
the mid-teens. The wind was southeast most of the day which likely
suppressed hawk migration.
Raptor Observations:
There were relatively few raptors flying today, however the majority were
red-tailed hawks. There were very few red-shoulders and only one small
spurt of turkey vultures far to the north. There were a few falcons flying
today, which have been missing for at least a week. We had a few merlins, a
kestrel and a peregrine falcon. There were also a handful of coopers hawks,
sharp shinned hawks and harriers.
Non-raptor Observations:
There were many less ducks on the marsh this morning, likely scared off due
to hunting in the west end of the marsh, however they usual suspects filed
in throughout the day. We were happy to see a group of 26 green winged
teals on the marsh, and a group of hooded mergansers flying close to the
tower. Passerine counts were relatively low today, however, a late palm
warbler was spotted at the base of the tower and stuck around until the end
of the day.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S122134032
Predictions:
Tomorrow will be one of the last really nice weather days and winds will be
very similar to today. Likely, there will be few raptors flying over the
tower, but there is always the chance for something new!
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Report submitted by Nicole Shangi ([email protected])
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
Count data submitted via Dunkadoo - Project info at:
https://dunkadoo.org/explore/hbmo/hbmo-hawk-watch-fall-2022
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