Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 86 574 52034 Osprey 0 0 9 Bald Eagle 0 3 62 Northern Harrier 15 62 668 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 77 8057 Cooper's Hawk 4 18 283 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 15 77 615 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 45368 Red-tailed Hawk 82 312 3042 Rough-legged Hawk 2 5 12 Golden Eagle 0 7 16 American Kestrel 1 3 1932 Merlin 0 3 160 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 116 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: 217 1145 112380 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Elizabeth Kent, Noel Herdman 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: Another beautiful day on the tower. Light winds from the south east all day with the clouds disappearing throughout the morning, giving us a sunny afternoon. Temperatures gradually rose from 13c to an unseasonable 20c, but we weren't complaining! Raptor Observations: Again a day of quality not quantity. Two nice Rough-legged Hawks flew over the marsh, one a dark morph, first of the season. Red-tailed Hawks (82) were in similar numbers to Turkey Vultures (86) but generally closer and lower. A good number of Northern Harriers (15) passed us today also mostly closer to the Tower. Red-shouldered Hawks were in reduced numbers at 15, closely followed by Sharp-shinned Hawks (12). A valiant single male American Kestrel determinedly headed west. Non-raptor Observations: Similar to yesterday but with reduced Finch numbers. A good passage of Eastern Bluebirds (145), mostly in the morning. There was a significant movement of blackbird flocks in the first hour with numbers being high for the day; Red-winged Blackbirds 3450 and Common Grackles 2500. An Eastern Meadowlark stopped off from accompanying a flock to perch on a nearby tree. Wildfowl numbers are being maintained, with even more Ring-necked Duck (4070) today. A good variety of duck species continue to be seen on the marsh. Double-crested Cormorant numbers have dwindled to 17. For a full checklist, visit https://ebird.org/checklist/S76061422 Predictions: Cloudy but sunny day is forecast for tomorrow with near record temperatures. Wind alters to south and increases, so hopefully there will be more opportunity for buteos and vultures to take advantage of the thermals. ======================================================================== 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