Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 9 991 52451 Osprey 0 0 9 Bald Eagle 0 21 80 Northern Harrier 1 117 723 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 134 8114 Cooper's Hawk 0 49 314 Northern Goshawk 0 1 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 168 706 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 45368 Red-tailed Hawk 5 1698 4428 Rough-legged Hawk 0 18 25 Golden Eagle 0 22 31 American Kestrel 0 4 1933 Merlin 1 5 162 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 118 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: 19 3234 114469 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Maryse Gagné Observers: Elizabeth Kent, Hugh Kent, 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 w Weather: An excellent November day for a stroll in your local park, but not so much for successful hawk watching. The South-Western winds and warm temperatures did not bring many hawks to the area. On the bright side, the temperature reached 14 degrees Celsius and the sun shone brightly, giving us a healthy dose of vitamin D. Raptor Observations: Another day with very few raptors, only 19 migrants passed out tower today. The lucky winners were 9 Turkey Vultures, a Northern Harrier, 2 adult Red-shouldered Hawks, and 5 Red-tailed Hawks. Our first bird was also our most interesting; a Merlin! The small falcon caught the corner of our eye as it tried to sneak past below the tower and onto the marsh. So lovely to see a few more of these fiery falcons! Non-raptor Observations: American Goldfinches and Horned Larks took to the sky today, with 236 and 130 individuals, respectively. One Belted Kingfisher is still active on the marsh and is constantly patrolling its territory. On the marsh, American Black Ducks and Northern Shovelers are making a name for themselves. A few flocks of Red-breasted Merganser flew over the marsh, while a big raft of Canvasbacks could be seen on Lake Erie. Full eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S76467763 Predictions: These changes in temperature are giving me whiplash! Tomorrow will be drastically different than the last few days and more in line with November weather. Temperatures will drop and hover around 5 degrees Celsius with a heavy cloud cover all day. Luckily, gentle winds will be coming from the North, which should push some raptors towards us! Join me in crossing all of our fingers and all of our toes for a good buteo day! ======================================================================== 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