Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 4 1953 54044 Osprey 0 0 16 Bald Eagle 0 5 304 Northern Harrier 2 45 715 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 83 7113 Cooper's Hawk 5 58 342 Northern Goshawk 0 1 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 325 693 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 65702 Red-tailed Hawk 9 2078 4456 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 1 29 42 American Kestrel 0 4 2085 Merlin 0 11 125 Peregrine Falcon 0 7 114 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: 29 4604 135760 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Nicole Shangi Observers: Hugh Kent, John Hall, Liz Kent, Michelle Mastellotto, Noel Herdman Visitors: Thank you to our observers today, Michelle, Noel and John, and thanks to our visitor Steve for your company and interest in the watch! Weather: Today was another sunny day on the tower with light winds from the south east most of the day. There was a haze that persisted all day. Temperature is reached about 10°C. Raptor Observations: It was quite slow again today however, the majority of raptors were red tailed hawks, followed by a red shouldered hawks. We had four late migrant turkey vultures, a few Harriers, a couple, Cooper’s hawks and a couple sharpies. We also had a gorgeous golden eagle in full juvenile plumage to the north. Non-raptor Observations: As the ice melted today, the duck spread out slightly more however, the majority were still mallards, mixed with a few pintails and black duck. The great blue herons have decreased in numbers slightly and they were to Sandhill cranes on the marsh today. The Wilson’s snipe made another appearance, in good view. A few more sparrows were active today including fox sparrow. Goldeneye, Bufflehead, and common merganser were seen on the lakeside. https://ebird.org/checklist/S122948164 Predictions: Tomorrow looks to be another nice weather day with sunny, warmer temperatures. The wind may have a northern component so we are hopeful for some interesting migrants! ======================================================================== 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