Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 3398 68119
Osprey 0 0 24
Bald Eagle 0 73 405
Northern Harrier 2 157 1048
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 258 8747
Cooper's Hawk 3 96 311
American Goshawk 0 1 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 278 609
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4331
Red-tailed Hawk 18 1558 3353
Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 27
Golden Eagle 0 75 119
American Kestrel 0 3 1706
Merlin 0 19 106
Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 32 5935 89005
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Hugh Kent, Mike Jaber
Observers: Daniel Lee, Hugh Kent, Liz Kent, Mike Jaber, Paul Gosselin,
Peter Veighey
Visitors:
It was good to have lots of observers keeping me company on the Tower
today. Thanks to Liz, Paul, Peter, Mike and Dan. It was good to see Robin
and Sheila from Harrow who showed an interest in the Hawk Watch and birds
on the marsh.
Weather:
The wind was strong, with gusts mainly from the west north west for most of
the day. The temperature remained around 7c all day, under overcast skies.
The visibility was fair all day but improved in the latter part of the
afternoon, the cloud base seemed to lift slightly. The pressure was
generally constant all day.
Raptor Observations:
Red-tailed Hawks (18) again led the pack, mostly flying low and to the
north, sometimes perching at the latter end of the day. A few
Red-shouldered Hawks (5) were interspersed with the red tails.
Sharp-shinned Hawks (4) and Coopers Hawks (3) had no particular flight line
and one 'grey ghost' Northern Harrier flew north of the marsh and another
visited Harrier Island.
Non-raptor Observations:
An active day today with a good flight of Tundra Swans (232), Common Loon
and Horned Grebe on the Lake, and Sandhill Cranes frequently appearing to
the north. A couple of flocks of American White Pelican (60) visited the
marsh briefly, and duck numbers are as healthy as ever with Ring-necked
Duck (1322), Gadwall (1490) and Mallard (1800) numbers maintained and
fourteen species seen. American Goldfinches (823) had another good day,
five species of Sparrow were foraging around the tower. Rusty Blackbirds
(182) are still flying west past the tower. It was good to see a flyover of
a Snow Bunting late afternoon. The list is at
https://ebird.org/checklist/S203411333
Predictions:
A moderate wind is forecast from the west south west and then shifting to
the south west in the afternoon. Temperature will be pretty much the same
as today and the sky will be overcast. Without the northern component to
the wind, raptor numbers may reduce.
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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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