Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 1 1 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 2 2 Northern Harrier 2 3 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 11 11 Cooper's Hawk 2 5 5 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 6 Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 4 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 6 16 16 Merlin 1 10 10 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: 12 58 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Liz Kent, Noel Herdman Visitors: Many thanks to Noel for observing for the majority of the day. Visitors numbers were low today. Only to be expected with the start of the school term. Weather: Clear sunny day again, with light wind from the South increasing a little in the afternoon providing welcome relief for those on the Tower. Raptor Observations: A day of American Kestrels (6), nearly all sneaking along the shoreline. Two Northern Harriers were welcome, together with two Cooper's Hawks. Singles of Sharp-shinned Hawk and Merlin completed another relatively quiet day. Non-raptor Observations: More warblers today with 7 species including a Northern Waterthrush and Blackpoll Warbler. New birds for the season included a Philadelphia Vireo and a Yellow-billed Cuckoo (heard only). Woodpeckers are holding their own with 5 species seen today. Cedar Waxwings (272) continue to pass by in good numbers. The list can be seen at https://ebird.org/checklist/S149078838 Predictions: Wind remains from the south tomorrow, but there is an indication that change is on the way - slightly lower temperatures and the chance of storms in the late afternoon. Hopefully change may bring higher numbers. ======================================================================== 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