Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 13 1897 53988 Osprey 0 0 16 Bald Eagle 1 4 303 Northern Harrier 3 25 695 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 51 7081 Cooper's Hawk 3 37 321 Northern Goshawk 0 1 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 8 256 624 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 65702 Red-tailed Hawk 104 1463 3841 Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 1 Golden Eagle 2 21 34 American Kestrel 0 4 2085 Merlin 1 8 122 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 113 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 3 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Total: 138 3777 134933 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: John Hall, Larry Ludwicki, Liz Kent Visitors: Thanks to John and Larry for helping with the observing. Dave and Jane again visited us in the morning and helped with raptor spotting before returning to Ottawa. Other visitors included AT and Claire from Toronto and a party of seven teachers. All took a great interest in the Hawk Watch and birds on the Marsh. Weather: A cold day with temperature at about 3c, combined with a strong wind mainly from the west, but with a slight northern component at times. It was bright initially then overcast for the rest of the day with the odd snow flurry. Raptor Observations: Good flight of raptors, with Red-tailed Hawks (104) leading the way, followed by Red-shouldered Hawks (7). Low numbers of Northern Harrier (3), Sharp-shinned Hawk (2), Cooper's Hawk (3) and Merlin (1). However we did see our first Rough-legged Hawk of the Season! And it was a dark Phase!!!. Two Golden Eagles topped off what was a good day. Non-raptor Observations: Many, many ducks again on the marsh with Mallards (720) being the most numerous. Notables were a late Blue-winged Teal and six Buffleheads. There was a small raft of Horned Grebe (9) on the lake. Nice to see more Tundra Swan flying over with a few landing in the marsh. Sandhill Cranes (2) and a late Great Egret graced us with their presence. Most small birds were seeking shelter from the strong wind, but American Goldfinches (278) were numerous and it was great to see Eastern Bluebirds (21) in the trees and flying over. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S122388356 Predictions: Tomorrow is forecast to be cold, especially first thing, with a mix of sun and cloud. The wind is likely to be light initially from the north turning south by mid-afternoon. Hopefully the north wind will bring more raptors than today, combined with the continuing cold which may encourage more Rough-legged Hawks to pass by. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Hugh Kent (Hughnkent@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 Count data submitted via Dunkadoo - Project info at: https://dunkadoo.org/explore/hbmo/hbmo-hawk-watch-fall-2022