Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 10 4340 53576 Osprey 0 0 36 Bald Eagle 1 37 230 Northern Harrier 47 247 704 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 307 5275 Cooper's Hawk 1 36 273 Northern Goshawk 0 0 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 9 222 437 Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 25779 Red-tailed Hawk 49 1191 2009 Rough-legged Hawk 4 13 13 Golden Eagle 1 12 15 American Kestrel 0 17 1727 Merlin 2 8 115 Peregrine Falcon 0 7 58 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 7 Unknown Buteo 1 12 24 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 3 7 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 138 6460 90292 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Maryse Gagné Observers: Dave Martin, Linda Wladarski Visitors: Big thank you to Dave Martin, Linda Wladarski, and Noel Herdman for their visit, their help during the two busy hours, and for the snacks! Additional thank you Michelle Mastellotto for her lovely visit and for the coffee! Weather: Gloomy looking day with a full cloud cover which gave difficult lighting for bird identification. Temperatures were warmer today, but it did not feel like it on the tower. The humidity and South-Western winds brought a chill all the done to the bone. Raptor Observations: Really slow morning, making me doubt that the day would be any good...I was quickly proven wrong my mid-morning! Throughout the day, we had steady stream of Northern Harriers, half being Grey Ghosts, which ended the day at 47 Harriers! Red-tailed Hawks also had a good show with 49 individuals. Major highlights included a Golden Eagle around noon and 4 Rough-legged Hawks, all light morphs! Throughout the entire day approximately 8 Bald Eagles (juveniles and adults) could be spotted standing on the frozen marsh, often squabbling amongst themselves and putting up the ducks. Non-raptor Observations: The usual crowd on the marsh today, but some ducks are dwindling in numbers, and some are simply too far to identify, even with a scope. Gulls are still very much present on the marsh, with a good mixtures of Ring-billed and Bonaparte's. At the base of the tower you could spot Golden and Ruby-Crowned Kinglets, American Tree Sparrows, Swamp and Song Sparrows. Lastly, main highlights included a few more Tree Swallows, a Brown Creeper, and a Great Egret. Check out our full eBird check list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61452163 Predictions: Tomorrow should start cooler but with some sunshine which could warm up the air. The winds are expected to blow from the South-West in the morning and shift to the West in the afternoon. Hoping for another day like today, with diversity and excitement! ======================================================================== 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