Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 219 2818 52054 Osprey 0 0 36 Bald Eagle 1 22 215 Northern Harrier 22 46 503 Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 152 5120 Cooper's Hawk 2 15 252 Northern Goshawk 0 0 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 60 275 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 25774 Red-tailed Hawk 19 204 1022 Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 5 8 American Kestrel 1 12 1722 Merlin 0 3 110 Peregrine Falcon 1 5 56 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 5 Unknown Buteo 0 1 13 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 4 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 287 3345 87177 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Maryse Gagné Observers: Dave Martin, Kory Renaud, Linda Wladarski Visitors: Thank you to Linda Wladarski, Dave Martin and Kory Renaud for their visit to the tower to spot some raptors! Also thank you to Tara, who not only came for a visit at the end of the day, but also for bringing me some delicious goodies! My heart is full, thank you!! Weather: Cooler day today, with temperatures staying below 5 degree Celsius and the sun hiding from me. The wind was not blowing very strongly, and from the South/South-West most of the day. In the afternoon a few little snowflakes made their way down, not enough to stay, only to wet my papers. Raptor Observations: A "hairy" day on the tower, as we counted 22 Northern Harriers, 3 of which were males. The other highlight was the first Rough-legged Hawk of the season! The gorgeous light-phase hawk took it's time over the marsh, giving me a really good look! The rest of the day was typical, counting the usual suspects; Turkey Vultures, Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks, Red-tailed and Red-shouldered Hawks, a Kestrel and a Peregrine Falcon. Non-raptor Observations: Another big flight of American Crows today (2,600), mostly travelling quite North. Closer at the base of the tower, songbirds visited including a Fox Sparrow, a Field Sparrow, a Dark-eyed Junco, 8 Golden-Crowned Kinglets, Ruby-Crowned Kinglets, and a White-breasted Nuthatch. We also had our first Eastern Bluebirds fly over the tower! Ducks are still abundant, and today, Buffledheads could often be spotted swimming around. Check out the full ebird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61235205 Predictions: Surprise surprise, the winds are shifting to the North tomorrow! Along with the wind shift, we're expecting some flurries in the morning and temperatures around 1 degree Celsius. Let's hope for a busy day with the raptors; hoping to count a few more Rough-legged Hawks, Golden Eagles, and the usuals of course. ======================================================================== 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