Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 23 5126 54362 Osprey 0 0 36 Bald Eagle 0 39 232 Northern Harrier 1 326 783 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 405 5373 Cooper's Hawk 2 75 312 Northern Goshawk 0 0 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 601 816 Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 25779 Red-tailed Hawk 26 4316 5134 Rough-legged Hawk 0 21 21 Golden Eagle 1 23 26 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: 60 11001 94833 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Maryse Gagné Observers: Dwayne Murphy Visitors: Thanks you John Barnes for his visit in the morning. I was also visited by two families out for walk today, and an additional thank you to Dwayne Murphy for his visit to the tower right as things were getting busy. Thank you for your help and the coffee! Weather: A frosty morning gave way to a pleasant day on the tower! The sun shone for a few hours in the morning before the clouds covered the sky. Very slight winds from the South most of the day. Raptor Observations: The day started out very slow, so much that I didn't expect to get more than 10 bird. That was until a big rush from 12-1, which ended the day at 60 raptors. The majority were Red-tailed Hawks, but a few Turkey Vultures, Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks moved through. I also managed to catch a male Northern Harrier and Golden Eagle very high up in the sky. Most raptors from 11-2 were flying to the North and got some good height, making them very difficult to see with the naked eye. Non-raptor Observations: Not sure where all the ducks swam off to yesterday, but they were back today! Flocks consisted mostly of Mallards, but with some Shovelers, Pintails, and Buffleheads mixed in. Still many Bluebirds and American Goldfinches migrating as well. Other great finds were an Eastern Phoebe, 2 House Finches, and a Golden-Crowned Kinglet. Check out full ebird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61681167 Predictions: Tomorrow we are expecting sunshine and steady winds from the South-West most of the day. Hopefully the flow of raptors does not stop and we will keep seeing Red-tailed Hawks and Golden Eagles. I am also hoping for another few Rough-legged Hawk, as they have not been spotted from the tower in a while, 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
