Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 9 956 52416 Osprey 0 0 9 Bald Eagle 1 18 77 Northern Harrier 3 100 706 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 127 8107 Cooper's Hawk 4 46 311 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 7 140 678 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 45368 Red-tailed Hawk 49 1492 4222 Rough-legged Hawk 1 16 23 Golden Eagle 0 19 28 American Kestrel 0 4 1933 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: 74 2925 114160 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8.75 hours Official Counter: Maryse Gagné Observers: Kory Renaud, 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: Cool crisp start with -3 degrees Celsius, and the temperature did not increase much more after that, staying around 5 degrees Celsius. For a few hours in the morning, the sun worked really hard to warm the air and did succeed for a while until thick clouds came in to ruin the fun. The wind blew in from the South-East most of the day, keeping most migrants at bay. Raptor Observations: Raptors came in drips and drabs today with only 74 individuals for our daily total. Of those 49 were Red-tailed Hawks and 7 were Red-shouldered Hawks. One Rough-legged Hawk was spotted very far North of the tower, its white tail a bright spot against the grey clouds. A few Cooper's Hawks, Northern Harriers, Bald Eagle, and Turkey Vultures also crossed the marsh. Non-raptor Observations: Luckily, some American Crows were on the move today with 795 individuals. A few smatterings of American Goldfinches, Pine Siskins, and Horned Larks also flew above our heads. On the marsh, Northern Shovelers are standing their ground against the continued onslaught of Ring-necked Ducks. A few Common Merganser and Horned Grebes were also spotted on the lake. Full eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S76259510 Predictions: Not a nice day tomorrow, plain and simple. On and off rain is expected most of the day and strong Southerly winds are predicted to gust to at least 70 km/h. Raptors will probably forgo any migration and stay put, and so should our counters. Good luck out there, folks! ======================================================================== 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: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100