Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 39 54 51514 Osprey 0 0 9 Bald Eagle 2 2 61 Northern Harrier 5 11 617 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 13 7993 Cooper's Hawk 1 2 267 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 2 540 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 45368 Red-tailed Hawk 29 33 2763 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 7 Golden Eagle 0 0 9 American Kestrel 0 0 1929 Merlin 0 0 157 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 114 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: 91 119 111354 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Elizabeth Kent 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: A cold start to the day around 0c, which increased to around 7c at the end. The wind gradually increased strength throughout the day starting in the west and slowly turning south west. It was generally bright with a mixed cloud cover. The barometer slowly fell during the day. Raptor Observations: Slow again today with Turkey Vultures (39) mostly appearing in mid morning. Red-tailed Hawks (29) migrated separately throughout the day, accompanied by a couple of Red-shouldered Hawks. Sharp-shinned Hawk (13) numbers were up compared to the previous day. A couple of Bald Eagles flew west high above us. Non-raptor Observations: The highlight of the day was an early flock of 12 Snow Buntings with 2 settling on marsh vegetation. Wildfowl numbers were slightly lower, with Double-crested Cormorants very low at 8. A good variety of ducks were present with good close views of Bufflehead and Hooded Merganser. Blackbirds were at reasonable numbers with Rusty Blackbirds again taking prime spot in the trees around the Tower. There was a good early morning migration of Pine Siskins (261). Tree Swallows (13) were again hawking over the marsh, but alas no Cave Swallows!. The full list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S75760042 Predictions: Should be a warmer and brighter day tomorrow, with no rain and moderate wind from the south west. Lets hope that the wind keeps lower than today and encourages more Turkey Vultures and buteos to get moving, together with accipiters and falcons, and of course Harriers!. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Hugh Kent (Hughnkent@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