Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 675 1221 53312 Osprey 0 0 16 Bald Eagle 0 0 299 Northern Harrier 4 6 676 Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 24 7054 Cooper's Hawk 3 8 292 Northern Goshawk 0 1 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 38 66 434 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 65702 Red-tailed Hawk 295 559 2937 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 3 16 American Kestrel 0 1 2082 Merlin 1 1 115 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 108 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Total: 1032 1891 133047 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Nicole Shangi Observers: Chad Cornish, Hugh Kent, John Hall, Larry Ludwicki, Liz Kent, Paul Pratt, Peter Veighey Visitors: Thank you to all of our visitors today including Melissa and her little birders, Henry and Jane. Thank you to our wonderful observers, Chad, Larry, John, Peter, and Paul. Weather: We had interesting conditions today on the tower. This morning was very foggy but clear. Throughout the day the sun was shining, but a haze reduced visibility. Wind was mostly from the south all day. Raptor Observations: There were a good number of raptors flying to the north again today. Turkey vultures and red-tailed hawks were in highest numbers, and good numbers of red-shouldered hawks too. A late morning golden eagle also made an appearance. There were also a few harriers, coopers hawks and sharp-shinned hawks flying, however falcons were almost completely absent. Non-raptor Observations: Waterfowl are still increasing on the marsh with a new species for the year: bufflehead! Three females were observed far out on the marsh. American coot are dominating numbers followed still by gadwall. Sandhill cranes made an appearance twice today, and many species of shorebirds are present due to the low water levels. Lots of cedar waxwing, goldfinch, American pipit, horned lark, and bluebirds are migrating over the tower. We have also had an influx of black capped chickadees, seemingly migrating in good numbers (20+ yesterday, 17 today). https://ebird.org/checklist/S121752687 Predictions: Tomorrow looks very similar to today with similar temperatures and wind directions. We are likely to see turkey vultures, and buteos to the north. We are approaching rough-legged hawk season, however temperatures may be too warm yet. There is still plenty of time for golden eagles too! ======================================================================== 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