Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 3 1012 52472 Osprey 0 0 9 Bald Eagle 2 27 86 Northern Harrier 1 128 734 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 142 8122 Cooper's Hawk 5 64 329 Northern Goshawk 0 1 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 212 750 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 45368 Red-tailed Hawk 29 2168 4898 Rough-legged Hawk 0 21 28 Golden Eagle 0 27 36 American Kestrel 0 5 1934 Merlin 0 6 163 Peregrine Falcon 0 7 119 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 42 3820 115055 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Maryse Gagné Observers: Elizabeth Kent, Hugh Kent, Kory Renaud Visitors: We appreciate all the interest in the tower and the hawk watch but remind everyone that the tower remains closed to members of the public and has a three-person limit reserved for the Hawk Counters. Thank you to all who are respecting these precautions. Be safe everyone! Weather: Bright and sunny day on the tower! The sun came out in full force and stay all day long. A brisk wind from the West and later the South-West prevented us from getting too warm up there as the temperature stayed around 6 degrees Celsius. Raptor Observations: With the sun came raptors! Today, 42 raptors migrated over the marsh. Most flew quite far North and were mere specks in the distance to the naked eye, but they still count! Red-tailed Hawks were the most frequent flyer with 29 individuals. Five Cooper's Hawks crossed, as well as three Turkey Vultures, and two Bald Eagles. We were happy to count two Red-shouldered Hawks and a male Northern Harrier flying quite close. Non-raptor Observations: Today we saw another big movement of American Goldfinches (234) as well as Common Redpolls (376). One Evening Grosbeak flew right above our heads, calling and showing off its wing patches. A good few American Crows came over (77) as well as a small group of Red-winged Blackbirds. On the marsh, Bonaparte's Gulls are very abundant, so are Northern Shovelers and Mallards. On Lake Erie, Canvasbacks are rafting up in the thousands. Full ebird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S76820900 Predictions: Tomorrow looks to be very similar to today, cool temperature, sun, and winds from the South-West. Clouds are predicted in the afternoon, but let's hope they arrive later than predicted. Hopefully, we will have a similar flight as today and keep counting a few more butoes and harriers. ======================================================================== 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: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100