Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 4 3386 68107
Osprey 0 0 24
Bald Eagle 2 72 404
Northern Harrier 4 143 1034
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 244 8733
Cooper's Hawk 1 85 300
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 272 603
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4331
Red-tailed Hawk 5 1518 3313
Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 27
Golden Eagle 0 73 117
American Kestrel 0 3 1706
Merlin 0 14 101
Peregrine Falcon 0 8 94
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
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 17 5828 88898
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Hugh Kent
Observers: Alessandra Kite, Andrew Wiebe, Jeremy Hatt, Kara Wiebe,
Kiah Jasper, Kory Renaud, Liz Kent, Mike Jaber,
Noel Herdman, Paul Gosselin
Visitors:
A huge thank you to Kiah (official Counter) and Alessandra for the awesome
job you have done this season and the contribution you have both made to
HBMO. They came to the tower for a couple of hours to say goodbye and to
spot our 199th species of the season - Cave Swallow! Big thanks also to our
observers of the day - Noel, Mike, Paul, Jeremy H, Kory, Liz, Andrew and
Kara. Our volunteer observers also make up a vital part of the Hawk Watch.
Weather:
Moderate wind from the north until midday, then became light from the south
west. Overcast all day with the temperature around 10c. Visibility moderate
but hazy initially. Pressure increased 4 points throughout the day.
Raptor Observations:
Another quiet day on the raptor front with a total of seventeen seen.
Red-tailed Hawks (5) just gained the top spot from Northern Harriers (4)
and Turkey Vultures (4). Bald Eagle (2), a Sharp-shinned Hawk and a
Cooper's Hawk completed the tally.
Non-raptor Observations:
The sighting of the day was two Cave Swallows hawking over the trees to the
north east. American Goldfinch (752) flew past in good numbers and there
was a good variety of other songbirds overhead, although in lower numbers
including Horned Lark (19), Eastern Bluebird (6), Cedar Waxwing (26)
American Pipit (14) and Pine Siskin (5). There were good numbers of
sparrows around the Tower with six species seen including four Fox
Sparrows. Duck numbers are starting to reduce with Mallard (1165)
overtaking Gadwall (653). Ring-necked Duck (1592), though are maintaining
their numbers The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S202720982
Predictions:
The forecast tomorrow is for moderate south west winds under an overcast
sky with similar temperatures. We are unlikely to see many more raptors
than today, but hopefully nature can always surprise.
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Report submitted by Hugh Kent (hughnk...@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
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