Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 16 48378 49236 Osprey 0 11 36 Bald Eagle 2 101 193 Northern Harrier 10 215 457 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 2577 4968 Cooper's Hawk 0 175 237 Northern Goshawk 0 6 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 215 215 Broad-winged Hawk 0 863 25773 Red-tailed Hawk 5 674 818 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 3 3 American Kestrel 8 489 1710 Merlin 1 26 107 Peregrine Falcon 0 30 51 Unknown Accipiter 0 3 5 Unknown Buteo 0 11 12 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 4 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 56 53777 83832 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Maryse Gagné Observers: Visitors: Quiet day on the tower with only 2 brave visitors coming in the late morning for a quick walk to the tower. Weather: Quite a wet, cold, and unpleasant day on the tower. The rain started around 8 and persisted all day. Winds blew steadily from the North which did bring some raptors. With the first hour being dry, I had the chance to set-up a tarp on the top level of the tower to prevent the rain from reaching me as stood on the lower level, keeping me dry for longer! Raptor Observations: I was quite happy to have raptors flying in the morning! Among the brave migrants were Northern Harriers (10), Sharp-shinned Hawks (12), and American Kestrels (8) which we have not counted in the last few days. Surprisingly, I also counted a few buteos flying low over the trees; 5 Red-tailed Hawks and 2 Red-shouldered Hawks. Hope they stayed relatively dry! Non-raptor Observations: Starlings and Red-winged Blackbirds do not seem to mind the rain! They were some on the few species flying while it was raining. Today's highlight came from a flock of 30 Tundra Swans circling above the marsh before flying off. Still a good number of ducks on the marsh, with our usual suspects of Gadwalls, Ring-necked ducks, Mallards, Widgeons, and Pintails. Check out our full ebird list: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61051696 Predictions: Tomorrow we are still expecting rain for most of the day and winds blowing from the North. If we're lucky, we might see some Northern Harriers attempt migration. However, tomorrow might be a washout. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Maryse Gagné (maryse.gagne35@gmail.com) Holiday Beach Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100