Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 3398 68119 Osprey 0 0 24 Bald Eagle 0 73 405 Northern Harrier 1 158 1049 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 260 8749 Cooper's Hawk 0 96 311 American Goshawk 0 1 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 278 609 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4331 Red-tailed Hawk 5 1563 3358 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: 8 5943 89013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Liz Kent, Mike Jaber, Paul Gosselin Visitors: Thanks to Liz, Paul and Mike for keeping me company and observing today. It was good to see Noel and Juliette with friends Chris and Rob and to meet Bob From Brampton who took an interest in the birds on the marsh. Weather: Another overcast day with a strong wind initially from the west south west changing to south west and reducing slightly. Temperature was around 5c all day but felt colder in the wind. Haze reduced visibility to about 12km. Pressure reduced 6 points over the day. Raptor Observations: A very quiet day with only eight raptors seen. Red-tailed Hawks (5) were on a northern flightline with some perching before moving on. Two Sharp-shinned Hawks passed low close to the Tower and a Northern Harrier visited Harrier Island. Non-raptor Observations: Pretty similar list to yesterday, but American Goldfinch (231) reduced by about 75%. More Rusty Blackbirds (439) were seen today. There was a noticeable movement in the morning of Ring-billed Gull (386) and American Herring Gull (73) west along the shore. Good Tundra Swan (184) activity and American White Pelican (81) visited the marsh for a spot of fishing. Duck numbers are slightly reducing, probably due to the cold weather with the most marked reduction in American Coot (36). However there was an increase in Bufflehead (27), always a pleasure to watch. Diversity remains good with thirteen duck species seen. Lots of Sparrow activity around the Tower again, with a couple of Fox Sparrow appearing for the first time in a few days. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S203528254. Predictions: Due to the likelihood of rain, there will no count tomorrow, but normal service will resume on Tuesday. ======================================================================== 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.
