Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 27, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 3425 68146
Osprey 0 0 24
Bald Eagle 2 77 409
Northern Harrier 0 162 1053
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 262 8751
Cooper's Hawk 5 103 318
American Goshawk 1 2 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 283 614
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4331
Red-tailed Hawk 16 1599 3394
Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 27
Golden Eagle 0 76 120
American Kestrel 0 3 1706
Merlin 0 19 106
Peregrine Falcon 0 10 96
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: 28 6031 89102
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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, Michael Arthurs, Mike Jaber
Observers: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent, Michael Arthurs, Mike Jaber,
Noel Herdman, Peter Veighey
Visitors:
Thanks to Mike and Michael for spelling a bit as Counter and for the
support from Noel, Michael, Peter, Mike and Liz in observing and counting.
It was great to meet a party from Windsor Curling Club Seniors Association
out on a birding trip led by Dan. We were happy to show them the birds of
the marsh and to explain the Hawk Watch.
Weather:
Light wind from the west initially, gradually strengthening in the
afternoon and turning south east. The day started with a little amount of
blue sky but became overcast in the afternoon. The temperature started at
about 5c and peaked at 12.5c in early afternoon and then fell to 6c.
Visibility was good if slightly hazy at times and the pressure steadily
fell 13 points throughout the day.
Raptor Observations:
Highlight of the day was an American Goshawk over the trees to the north
east. Red-tailed Hawk (16) took the usual northern flightline but not too
high, interspersed by a few Red-shouldered Hawks (4). Cooper's Hawk (5) and
Bald Eagle (2) completed the list.
Non-raptor Observations:
A late Eastern Phoebe was an interesting sight, and the sparrows were again
more active around the tower in the light wind. American Goldfinch (499)
were again passing west in reasonable numbers with Eastern Bluebirds (28),
Horned Lark (35) and just as we thought they were all over, American Crow
(44). More activity on the lake today with a good number of Bufflehead
(40), Red-breasted Merganser (110) and a nice over flight of Common
Merganser (12). Ducks are still slightly decreasing in number as the colder
weather sets in but with a good diversity of twelve species. American White
Pelican (74) are still dropping in for a meal, Tundra Swans (57) much
reduced today. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S203814871
Predictions:
There is a moderate wind forecast from the north turning north west mid
morning. The temperature will drop a bit to 4c, but the sun may poke
through the clouds at times. Hopefully a north wind will bring a few more
raptors than recent days.
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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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