Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Turkey Vulture 62 5103 54339
Osprey 0 0 36
Bald Eagle 1 39 232
Northern Harrier 1 325 782
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 398 5366
Cooper's Hawk 4 73 310
Northern Goshawk 0 0 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 9 601 816
Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 25779
Red-tailed Hawk 167 4290 5108
Rough-legged Hawk 0 21 21
Golden Eagle 2 22 25
American Kestrel 0 22 1732
Merlin 0 12 119
Peregrine Falcon 0 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
Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Maryse Gagné
Observers: Dave Martin, Ian Woodfield, Linda Wladarski
Visitors:
Thank you Dave Martin, Linda Wladarski, and Ian Woodfield for their help
and company today!
Weather:
Cloudy and windy start to the day, with winds blowing from the North-West
at about 30km/h. This gave the first migrating raptors some trouble as many
attempted to cross but were pushed back immediately. As the day went on,
the wind died down slightly and the hawks were able to take a more direct
route to cross the marsh. The sun came out later in the afternoon which was
really appreciated after the cold and windy start.
Raptor Observations:
We were seeing red today! Red-tailed Hawks beat out the competition coming
out at 167 individuals!
Still a few straggling Turkey Vultures (67) passing through and a couple of
Red-shouldered Hawks (9). 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 4 Cooper's Hawks and a
single juvenile Northern Harrier migrated over the marsh. Lastly, two
Golden Eagles made their way across, of course when no other visitors were
around.
Non-raptor Observations:
Main non-raptor migrants were once again Bluebirds (123), and American
Goldfinches (90), flying around and over the tower.
Notable species were Sandhill Cranes, Eastern Phoebes, Winter Wrens,
Carolina Wrens, White-breasted Nuthatches, and Yellow-rumped Warblers.
Things are starting to look different on the marsh, as the ducks were
nowhere to be seen! Only about a hundred Mallards were spotted with a few
other species mixed in; Buffleheads, Pintails, and Shovelers.
Check out our full eBird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61657254
Predictions:
Tomorrow is expected to start out sunny and with winds from the South-West.
Tomorrow will most likely be a little slower than today, but we could still
see Red-tails, Harriers, and few more Golden Eagles and Rough-legged Hawks,
fingers crossed!
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Report submitted by Maryse Gagné (maryse.gagne35@gmail.com)
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http://hbmo.ca/
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