Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 601 1441 50677 Osprey 0 0 36 Bald Eagle 1 10 203 Northern Harrier 3 5 462 Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 40 5008 Cooper's Hawk 3 8 245 Northern Goshawk 0 0 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 20 235 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 25774 Red-tailed Hawk 28 87 905 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 2 2 5 American Kestrel 0 2 1712 Merlin 0 0 107 Peregrine Falcon 1 4 55 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 5 Unknown Buteo 0 0 12 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 4 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 660 1620 85452 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Maryse Gagné Observers: Dave Martin, Linda Wladarski Visitors: Slow morning for visitors but after Chip and Bob's visit with the magnificent Golden Eagle, things picked up. Thank you to Dave Martin and Linda Wladarski for their help spotting raptors for a few hours. Thank you to Kevin and June Telford, Marc and Tara, and Marc, Kaitlyn and Caleb for their visits. Weather: Another windy and relatively chilly day on the tower, with winds blowing at about 25 km/h from the South-West. The rain managed to miss us most of the day until the sky opened up 10 minutes before the end of the count. Raptor Observations: Today's main highlight came from seeing two Golden Eagles! The first was brought to the tower after being banded by the Lake banding station. It was released from the bottom of the tower and went on it'S merry way. The second was spotted flying north of the tower at 1:05 by Dave Martin. We counted a few more Red-shouldered Hawks (6), and more Red-tailed Hawks (28), some Sharp-shinned Hawks (15) and a Peregrine Falcon. In Turkey Vulture news, today we counted 601 individuals which brought our season's total to over 50,000! Non-raptor Observations: Today was slower for non-raptor species; only counting a few Crows, Starlings, and Red-winged blackbirds. We did counted 129 American Robins flying over the tower. Highlights came from a few more Tundra Swans over the marsh, as well as two Common Goldeneyes! Hidden among the Ring-necked ducks, Gadwalls, and Mallards, you can find Buffleheads, Ruddy Ducks, Shovelers, and Pintails. Check out our full ebird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61127880 Predictions: Tomorrow is expected to have more sun and temperatures hovering around 5 degrees Celsius. The winds is predicted to not be as strong and blowing from the West. Hoping for more Red-shouldered and Red-tailed Hawks and of course more Golden Eagles! Still waiting on that Rough-legged Hawk, maybe tomorrow will be the day! ======================================================================== 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