Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 2019
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 717 48362 49220
Osprey 0 11 36
Bald Eagle 1 99 191
Northern Harrier 3 205 447
Sharp-shinned Hawk 30 2565 4956
Cooper's Hawk 7 175 237
Northern Goshawk 0 6 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 21 213 213
Broad-winged Hawk 0 863 25773
Red-tailed Hawk 48 669 813
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 3
American Kestrel 0 481 1702
Merlin 0 25 106
Peregrine Falcon 0 30 51
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 5
Unknown Buteo 0 11 12
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 4
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 827 53721 83776
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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, Ian Woodfield,
Linda Wladarski
Visitors:
Many people on the tower today! Thank you to Ian Woodfield, John Barnes,
Les and John Willams, Dave Martin and Linda Wladarski for all their help
with raptors and non-raptors species.
Additional thank you to Kathryn, Ed and Ryan Janzen for their enthusiasm
and visit at the end of the day.
Weather:
A misty start, but we experienced a mostly warm day with a full cloud cover
and very little wind from the South. The visibility was not the best and
the day cooled off late in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
Again a slow start to the day, but once the air warmed up, buteos were
flying, with Red-tailed hawks (48) and Red-shouldered hawks (21) coming in
relatively high numbers. Turkey Vultures (717), Sharp-shinned hawks (30), a
few Cooper's hawks and Northern Harriers graced us with their presence.
Like the past few days, the late afternoon was quite bleak and we did not
count any hawks in the last hour of the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Wow there were a lot of Starlings over the marsh today, 30,900 Starling to
be more specific! We observed many murmurations and a long stream of
Starlings crossing the marsh that didn't see to end.
In the morning, we counted about 100 Tree Swallows leaving a roost and
flying over the tower, always happy to see swallows!
We are seeing more American Pitpits and Horned Larks migrating over the
marsh during the day.
Ducks are still present in high numbers including Ring-necked ducks (850)
and Gadwalls (332) and a few species are becoming more numerous like the
Pintails (72), Shoverlers (45),and Ruddy Ducks (18).
Check out our full ebird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61030402
Predictions:
Tomorrow looks like a wet day, with rain predicted all day. Winds will the
blowing from the North-East, so there is a possibility that some raptors
will the flying, hoping for Northern Harriers who will not mind getting a
little bit wet. If you swing by the tower, make sure to bring a warm
beverage and a raincoat!
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Report submitted by Maryse Gagné ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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