Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 1884 53975 Osprey 0 0 16 Bald Eagle 0 3 302 Northern Harrier 0 21 691 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 49 7079 Cooper's Hawk 0 33 317 Northern Goshawk 0 1 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 247 615 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 65702 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1353 3731 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 19 32 American Kestrel 0 4 2085 Merlin 1 7 121 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 113 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 3 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Total: 2 3630 134786 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Nicole Shangi Observers: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent, Noel Herdman Visitors: Thank you to Jane, Dave, Noel and Adam for visiting today! Weather: Today was chilly compared to yesterday's weather, but the wind stayed south. There were a couple of rainy periods and wrapped up the day at 2. Raptor Observations: There are very few raptors to report today, only two! A sharp shinned hawk and a merlin, both in the morning. Non-raptor Observations: There were a good number of birds out today despite the weather conditions. Plenty of waterfowl again including hooded merganser on the marsh and four common loons which passed on the lake side. Scaup are beginning to arrive in numbers far out on the lake. A new species for the season was observed today: common goldeneye! https://ebird.org/checklist/S122243943 Predictions: Tomorrow will be much colder than the last few weeks. This may bring in new species we haven't seen yet including rough-legged hawk. There is a possibility of a northern component in the wind tomorrow which may bring hawks which have been missing the last few days. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Nicole Shangi ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100 Count data submitted via Dunkadoo - Project info at: https://dunkadoo.org/explore/hbmo/hbmo-hawk-watch-fall-2022 -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines During the COVID-19 pandemic, all Ontario birders should be taking extra precautions and following local, provincial, and federal regulations regarding physical distancing and non-essential travel. To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
