Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1 3387 68108 Osprey 0 0 24 Bald Eagle 0 72 404 Northern Harrier 0 143 1034 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 246 8735 Cooper's Hawk 2 87 302 American Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 272 603 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4331 Red-tailed Hawk 5 1523 3318 Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 27 Golden Eagle 0 73 117 American Kestrel 0 3 1706 Merlin 1 15 102 Peregrine Falcon 1 9 95 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: 12 5840 88910 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Kory Renaud, Liz Kent, Mike Jaber, Paul Gosselin Visitors: Thanks to Liz, Mike, Paul and Kory for keeping me company today. Some of the visitors to the tower showed an interest in the Hawk watch and the few remaining pelicans on the marsh. Weather: The wind remained from the south but started moderate but reduced slightly in the afternoon. Overcast skies cleared very slightly in the late afternoon, allowing short bouts of sunshine. Temperature remained pretty much steady in low teens all day. Haze initially gradually cleared, improving visibility. Pressure fell 10 points throughout the day. Raptor Observations: Another quiet day on the raptor front, with sightings of a single Merlin and Peregrine Falcon the high points. Red-tailed Hawks (5) were the most numerous with Sharp-shinned Hawk and Cooper's Hawk at two a piece. A single Turkey Vulture floated by high to the north. Non-raptor Observations: Ducks were again the main players today with twelve species seen. Gadwall (2230) and Mallard (1880) made up the majority with Ring-necked Duck (495) numbers decreasing. Fewer sparrow species were present around the tower, but it was good to see two Brown Creepers on a tree close to us. American Goldfinch (164) numbers are decreasing but it was a good day for Horned Larks (98). The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S202858911 Predictions: The forecast shows a northern component to the wind for the morning, switching south again in the afternoon. However the wind is light. Temperature will be about 10c under scattered clouds. Hopefully the wind from the north will bring a few more raptors. ======================================================================== 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 -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: birdnews@ontbirds.ca. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at birdn...@ofo.ca. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
