Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 5112 40459 47643 Osprey 0 5 16 Bald Eagle 8 42 294 Northern Harrier 7 328 646 Sharp-shinned Hawk 31 3124 6970 Cooper's Hawk 17 172 264 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 27 122 123 Broad-winged Hawk 0 43 65702 Red-tailed Hawk 239 897 1073 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 3 3 American Kestrel 2 688 2080 Merlin 0 52 111 Peregrine Falcon 2 53 105 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 5446 45990 125032 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Nicole Shangi Observers: Andrew Wiebe, Chuck Sharbaugh, Hugh Kent, Jim McCoy, Kara Wiebe, Kit McCann, Larry Ludwicki, Linda Goodhue, Liz Kent, Michael Arthurs Visitors: Thank you to all our visitors and observers who helped count the migration today. Thank you to observers: Michael, Chuck, Jim, Kit, Larry, Linda, Andrew and Kara. Thank you to visitors: Kate, Sandy and Monica. Weather: What an amazing day on the tower. The day began with northeast winds which switched to south by the end of the day. The sky was clear and sunny, keeping us warm! Raptor Observations: The morning started off slow, but quickly picked up with large kettles of turkey vultures over the tower. The clear conditions made it easy to spot buteos flying with them, of which there were many. It was a great day for red-tailed hawks (239) and red-shouldered hawks (27). Other species were slightly lower than we have been seeing, such as harriers, peregrines, and kestrels. Sharpies (31) and cooper's hawks (17) were also present with the turkey vultures. We counted 8 bald eagles and one golden eagle! Non-raptor Observations: Although we were pre-occupied with the large numbers of raptors, we still managed to spot 62 species. Waterfowl on the marsh are still increasing with multiple species seen. A new species today for the season were evening grosbeaks which flew directly over the tower. More horned grebes were spotted out on the lake. Many songbirds were around the tower today including the usual sparrows, yellow-rumped warbler and kinglets. The American crow stole the show today with almost 50,000 counted. The skies were covered in crows! https://ebird.org/checklist/S121407412 Predictions: Tomorrow looks slightly cooler and possibly less clear, with southeasterly winds. There still should be hawks to see, plenty of waterfowl and other birds around the tower. Hope to see you there! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Nicole Shangi (nicole.shangi@outlook.com) 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