Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 42 1883 53974 Osprey 0 0 16 Bald Eagle 0 3 302 Northern Harrier 0 18 688 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 47 7077 Cooper's Hawk 6 32 316 Northern Goshawk 0 1 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 246 614 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 65702 Red-tailed Hawk 44 1349 3727 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 19 32 American Kestrel 1 4 2085 Merlin 3 6 120 Peregrine Falcon 1 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: 103 3617 134773 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Nicole Shangi Observers: Aldo Bertucci, Jim McCoy, Juliette Herdman, Michael Arthurs, Noel Herdman, Peter Veighey Visitors: Thank you to all of the interested visitors today, it was a beautiful day in the park regardless of the small hawk count. Thank you to observers, Michael, Noel, Juliette, Peter and Aldo. Weather: The weather today was warmer than expected, the sun quickly heated up to the mid-teens. The wind was southeast most of the day which likely suppressed hawk migration. Raptor Observations: There were relatively few raptors flying today, however the majority were red-tailed hawks. There were very few red-shoulders and only one small spurt of turkey vultures far to the north. There were a few falcons flying today, which have been missing for at least a week. We had a few merlins, a kestrel and a peregrine falcon. There were also a handful of coopers hawks, sharp shinned hawks and harriers. Non-raptor Observations: There were many less ducks on the marsh this morning, likely scared off due to hunting in the west end of the marsh, however they usual suspects filed in throughout the day. We were happy to see a group of 26 green winged teals on the marsh, and a group of hooded mergansers flying close to the tower. Passerine counts were relatively low today, however, a late palm warbler was spotted at the base of the tower and stuck around until the end of the day. https://ebird.org/checklist/S122134032 Predictions: Tomorrow will be one of the last really nice weather days and winds will be very similar to today. Likely, there will be few raptors flying over the tower, but there is always the chance for something new! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Nicole Shangi (nicole.shangi@outlook.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