Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 01, 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 5 5 5 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 1 1 1 Northern Harrier 1 1 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 1 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 1 1 Red-tailed Hawk 6 6 6 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 3 3 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 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 Total: 17 17 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Nicole Shangi Observers: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent Visitors: We thank Bob and Linda for spotting some nice birds on the tower today, as well as all the members of the public who showed interest in our hawk watch. Weather: We had beautiful weather today on the tower. it was clear and cloudless all day and birds were easy to spot! hoping for more good (maybe cooler) weather in the next week. Raptor Observations: We observed some exciting raptor species today including a Northern Harrier and three adult male American Kestrels, one of which flew right over our heads! We're very excited to see what's to visit in the coming weeks. Non-raptor Observations: The non-raptor observations were today's highlight. We saw 10 warbler species including Cape May, Black-and-white and Yellow Warbler. we also saw 3 Red-headed Woodpeckers, two in full adult plumage and one juvenile. Black-crowned Night Herons and seven Nighthawks were also highlights. See our non-raptor list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S117922818 Predictions: Tomorrows weather should be as nice as today, hopefully we see some early-morning Sharpies and more warblers! ======================================================================== 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