Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 5037 54273 Osprey 0 0 36 Bald Eagle 0 38 231 Northern Harrier 4 321 778 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 388 5356 Cooper's Hawk 1 68 305 Northern Goshawk 0 0 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 592 807 Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 25779 Red-tailed Hawk 6 4093 4911 Rough-legged Hawk 0 21 21 Golden Eagle 0 20 23 American Kestrel 0 22 1732 Merlin 0 12 119 Peregrine Falcon 1 10 61 Unknown Accipiter 0 3 8 Unknown Buteo 0 13 25 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 3 7 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 19 10647 94479 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Maryse Gagné Observers: Visitors: Thanks to Neil and Michelle (thanks for the coffee and biscuit!) for stopping-by this afternoon! Weather: Well the expected sun did not show, and the entire day was gloomy, overcast, and still foggy. Very little wind starting from the North-West but shifting all the way to the South by the end of the day. Raptor Observations: Another slow day on the tower with only 19 raptors, but at least it's one more than yesterday! The main highlight was a Peregrine Falcon zooming across the marsh during the last minute of the count! Apart from that the usual migrants came through; Sharpies, Cooper's, Red-tails, Red-shoulders, and Harriers. Non-raptor Observations: Relatively slow for the non-raptors as well if it weren't for a quick burst of songbird activity at the base of the tower in the early afternoon. It included least 15 Bluebirds, two Winter and four Carolina Wrens, Golden-crowned Kinglets, Juncos, White-throated, Swamp, and Song Sparrows, a Brown Creeper, a Yellow-rumped Warbler, a White-breasted Nuthatch, and many Downy Woodpeckers. The usual waterfowl about on the marsh, yet some species like the Mute Swans and Double-crested Cormorants have drastically decreased in abundance. Check out our full eBird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61613517 Predictions: Looks like tomorrow will be wet. Rain is expected to start mid-morning and keep going all day with relatively strong winds from the South. I'm not expecting much to be flying but I would love to be surprised by Northern Harriers and a few more buteos. ======================================================================== 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