Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 44907 52091 Osprey 0 5 16 Bald Eagle 0 47 299 Northern Harrier 0 352 670 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 3184 7030 Cooper's Hawk 0 192 284 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 367 368 Broad-winged Hawk 0 43 65702 Red-tailed Hawk 0 2202 2378 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 13 13 American Kestrel 0 689 2081 Merlin 0 55 114 Peregrine Falcon 0 55 107 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: 1 52114 131156 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Nicole Shangi Observers: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent Visitors: Thank you to all of our lovely visitors today including the Virginia rail, muskrat, monarch, and blanding’s turtle. We do appreciate your company :) Weather: The weather today was similar to yesterday. The fog did not let up and there were misty periods. The temperature was pleasant in the mid teens. Due to the lack of raptors and weather rolling in, we called it a day at 3. Raptor Observations: There was only one raptor observed today, a sharp shinned hawk. We left at 3pm due to the lack of birds and incoming rain. Non-raptor Observations: Today was also quiet non-raptor wise. We managed to spot the Virginia rail in the same spot as yesterday which was a treat. There were a good amount of kinglets flitting around the trees. Tree swallows are still present flying above the tower catching insects. Great egrets still remain in a large group on the marsh. https://ebird.org/checklist/S121642860 Predictions: Tomorrow looks to be a bit clearer than the last few days, with similar moderate temperatures. The wind looks to be southwest, which may bring more hawks that didn’t migrate today. ======================================================================== 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