Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 189 2172 51408 Osprey 0 0 36 Bald Eagle 1 21 214 Northern Harrier 2 18 475 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 81 5049 Cooper's Hawk 3 11 248 Northern Goshawk 0 0 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 40 255 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 25774 Red-tailed Hawk 3 133 951 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 4 7 American Kestrel 0 5 1715 Merlin 1 2 109 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 55 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 5 Unknown Buteo 0 0 12 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 4 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 205 2492 86324 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Maryse Gagné Observers: Dave Martin, Elizabeth Kent, Hugh Kent, Linda Wladarski Visitors: Thank you Ed and Lynn for their morning visit to the tower, keep enjoying your morning walks and hope to see on the tower again! Thank you Dave Martin and Linda Wladarski for their support counting all 4 Turkey Vultures this afternoon. Thanks to Jack Tizzard from Kingsville and his friends Buddy and Janice from Toronto for their visit. Lastly, today was our Hawk Coordinators' last day on the tower for the season, and their presence will be missed. Hugh and Liz Kent were on the tower almost everyday support myself and other hawk watchers all season long. Their expertise, willingness to help, and joyful demeanor made them incredible co-workers and all around amazing birders. Thanks again for all your hard work!! Weather: Slightly warmer day on the tower, around 10 degrees Celsius and even if the wind was blowing quite strongly from the South, the trees sheltered us nicely. Raptor Observations: Quite a slow day on the tower. Daily total is of 205 raptors, but of those, 189 are Turkey Vultures and the other 16 were different raptors. Every hour (except for the last), we counted a few raptors including Red-tailed Hawks, Northern Harriers, Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks, a Bald Eagle and a Merlin. Of course, not every day can be amazing, but hoping things will pick up again shortly. Non-raptor Observations: The main migrants today were American Robins, coming in big flocks around the tower before migrating off. Horned Larks are also moving through, followed by a few American Pitpits. We are still seeing a few smaller songbirds, including Golden and Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Eastern Phoebe, and Tree Swallows. Of course still many ducks on the marsh, with notable species such as Lesser Scaup, Buffleheads, and Hooded Mergansers. Northern Shoverlers and Northern Pintails are increasing in the numbers, while American Widgeons seem to be decreasing. Check out the full ebird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61185422 Predictions: Tomorrow should be similar to today, with temperatures just below 10 degrees Celsius, but the wind is expected to blow from the West. Hopefully there will be more raptors in the sky, like Red-tailed and Red-shouldered Hawks. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Maryse Gagné (maryse.gagn...@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 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
