Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1627 14059 21243 Osprey 0 2 13 Bald Eagle 0 31 283 Northern Harrier 13 107 425 Sharp-shinned Hawk 42 1271 5117 Cooper's Hawk 7 62 154 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 84 85 Broad-winged Hawk 0 42 65701 Red-tailed Hawk 4 448 624 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 4 352 1744 Merlin 0 11 70 Peregrine Falcon 2 18 70 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: 1699 16489 95531 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Liz Kent Visitors: Thanks to all our visitors today who took such an active part in the Hawk Watch and birding the marsh, especially Carole and Elmer who were around all day, hoping to see American White Pelicans. Sorry they didn't turn up. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Weather: Bright day with little cloud cover. The wind was strong, generally from the SW. The temperature started at about 10c rising to high teens late afternoon. Visibility was good. Raptor Observations: Another day dominated by Turkey Vultures (1627), mostly passing the tower to the north. Sharp-shinned Hawk (42) numbers further reduced today, Northern Harriers maintained their numbers at 13, with 2 nice males seen. The remaining four species came with lower numbers, all below 10. Non-raptor Observations: Another duck day with nine species. Blue Jay (4,780) numbers continue to decline. Remaining species numbers were lower, with the strong wind suppressing songbird activity. Starlings and Tree Swallows spent the afternoon hawking for insects over the marsh. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S120352040 Predictions: The forecast indicates a northern component to the wind early on, switching to the south by midday. Relatively high temperature for the time of year combined with clear skies should result in a pleasant day. Hopefully this will bring more Turkey Vultures with a smattering of Buteos which was largely absent today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Hugh Kent (Hughnkent@gmail.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