Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1 1956 54047 Osprey 0 0 16 Bald Eagle 0 7 306 Northern Harrier 0 60 730 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 92 7122 Cooper's Hawk 1 74 358 Northern Goshawk 0 1 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 335 703 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 65702 Red-tailed Hawk 1 2162 4540 Rough-legged Hawk 0 4 4 Golden Eagle 1 36 49 American Kestrel 0 4 2085 Merlin 0 12 126 Peregrine Falcon 0 8 115 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 3 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Total: 4 4754 135910 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Nicole Shangi Observers: Juliette Herdman, Michael Arthurs, Noel Herdman, Peter Veighey Visitors: Thank you to our amazing observers, Noel, Juliette, Michael and Peter. I am truly so grateful for you all! Weather: It was very windy and chilly for the last day on the tower today. Winds were from the west however may have been too strong for many birds. Unfortunately there was very little flying today but the company made it worth while. Raptor Observations: Only 4 birds were seen today, a turkey vulture, Cooper’s hawk, red tailed hawk, and a lovely treat for the last day, the final golden eagle of the season. Non-raptor Observations: Like the hawks, very few non raptor species were out and about today. There were about 200 red breasted mergansers flying along the lake, with some hardy redheads. The bald eagles stirred up hundreds of mallards with a few black duck and northern shoveler. Great blue heron are on the marsh in high numbers again. https://ebird.org/checklist/S123263313 Predictions: That’s a wrap for this season! Thank you to all of the amazing counters and visitors this year. It has been so much fun meeting you all and sharing our mutual love for birds! A special thank you goes out to Hugh and Liz Kent for their generosity, patience, and guidance throughout the season. Your dedication and passion is unmatched and I am so grateful for the opportunity to spend the season with you. Well, that’s all I’ve got, everyone, please have a great winter, I hope to see you in the spring! Nicole, signing off. ======================================================================== 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