Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2023
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 13 2908 70096
Osprey 0 0 46
Bald Eagle 0 87 346
Northern Harrier 6 87 834
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 207 8993
Cooper's Hawk 0 58 368
American Goshawk 0 4 8
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 300 674
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 56725
Red-tailed Hawk 30 1572 3151
Rough-legged Hawk 0 14 18
Golden Eagle 3 81 93
American Kestrel 0 6 2614
Merlin 0 10 137
Peregrine Falcon 1 8 96
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Total: 55 5343 144200
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Hugh Kent, Noel Herdman
Observers: Aldo Bertucci, Juliette Herdman, Karen Padbury, Kit McCann,
Liz Kent, Mike Jaber, Noel Herdman
Visitors:
The tower was bustling with people throughout the day. Mike, who observed
for most of the day, an afternoon appearance from Eric who photographed
from the Tower, an elementary school class, and Frank, Dianne, Matt and
Ron.
Weather:
The wind was moderate mostly from south to west south west. A cold start to
the day soon warmed up to around 14°C. Clear skies all day with good
visibility but a bit hazy in the north throughout the day.
Raptor Observations:
Red-tailed Hawk (30) again led the pack with a lower count of Turkey
Vultures (13) and Golden Eagles (3) appearing between 12:00PM to 2:00PM, to
the north. Other species seen were in low numbers; Red-shouldered Hawk (1),
Northern Harrier (6), Sharp-shinned Hawk (1) and a single Peregrine
Falcon.
Non-raptor Observations:
Duck day again, with more species being seen on the lake including
Bufflehead (12), American Wigeon (2) and a Horned Grebe. Ringed-neck Ducks
(4360) are still leading the way. Still a good variety of small birds
including a Tufted Titmouse, Black-capped Chickadee (2), American Pipit
(2), American Tree Sparrow (2), Purple Finch (2), and Pine Siskin (10).
Cedar Waxwing (434) are still moving through in large numbers.
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Predictions:
Tomorrow's forecast shows a southerly wind of 14km/h with the temperature
ranging from 4°C to 16°C. The day should begin sunny, becoming partly
cloudy near the end of the hawk count. Hopefully the early sunshine will
bring more raptors than today.
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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
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