Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 43 453 51913 Osprey 0 0 9 Bald Eagle 0 3 62 Northern Harrier 7 42 648 Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 59 8039 Cooper's Hawk 1 8 273 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 36 574 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 45368 Red-tailed Hawk 35 166 2896 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 8 Golden Eagle 1 6 15 American Kestrel 1 2 1931 Merlin 0 1 158 Peregrine Falcon 1 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: 111 781 112016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Maryse Gagné Observers: Dave Martin, Linda Wladarski 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: We are in November, right? A beautiful day with temperatures reaching 15 degrees Celsius, and very slight winds from the South. Once again, the visibility was quite poor at the far end of the marsh, making it difficult to easily spot and identify flying raptors without the use of scopes. Let's enjoy this gorgeous weather while it lasts! Raptor Observations: More migrants today with 111 raptors counted. Turkey Vultures were the most abundant with 43 individuals, but Red-tailed Hawks were not far behind with 35 individuals. Great to see an American Kestrel zip by in the afternoon, as well as a Peregrine Falcon after it made all the ducks in the area fly up. Lastly, Golden Eagles always seem to come right after other observers leave (sorry Dave and Linda!). The impressive juvenile flew right over the tower and soared for a few moments before taking off to the west. Non-raptor Observations: Very busy day for passerines like American Goldfinches (277), Pine Siskins (115), Eastern Bluebirds (93), Cedar Waxwings (110), and American Robins (271). Blackbirds and Starlings rule the tree tops in the morning, making an unbelievable racket as the sun rises over the marsh. Ducks are very abundant on the water, and rafts of Greater Scaup can be spotted in the distance on Lake Erie. Lastly, a single Monarch Butterfly was seen flying right over the tower in the afternoon. Full ebird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S75956336 Predictions: Tomorrow looks like a carbon copy of the last few days; warm temperatures, slight winds from the South, and no clouds. Hopefully this steady tickle of hawks will coming over the next few days. Also hope for another batch of Northern winds very soon! ======================================================================== 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