Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 22, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------
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 Total: 250 10941 94773 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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! ======================================================================== 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
