Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1503 3369 5473 Osprey 0 1 6 Bald Eagle 0 3 36 Northern Harrier 23 104 314 Sharp-shinned Hawk 200 1518 5467 Cooper's Hawk 2 36 108 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 8 9 Broad-winged Hawk 94 144 45317 Red-tailed Hawk 9 44 228 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 35 396 1608 Merlin 1 17 120 Peregrine Falcon 1 5 61 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 1872 5645 58750 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Elizabeth Kent, Michael Arthurs Visitors: We appreciate all the interest in the tower and the hawk watch but remind everyone that the tower remains closed to members of the public and has a three-person limit reserved for the Hawk Counters. Thank you to all who are respecting these precautions. Be safe everyone! Weather: The first couple of hours were foggy with limited visibility, but the sun soon burned off the fog and it steadily cleared throughout the morning. Winds started in the north but soon altered to south. Temperature started below 10c but steadily rose to 15c by the end of the day. Raptor Observations: As the sun appeared so did the Turkey Vultures (1,503), accompanied by good numbers of Buteos, especially Broad-wings (94). Reasonable numbers of Red-Tails and Red-shoulders were also observed but all at a distance to the north. Fewer falcons today, but Sharp-shins and Northern Harriers kept their numbers up. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay numbers are starting to diminish with 18,020 seen (still a good amount though). Waterfowl are continuing to increase on the marsh with 7 species of duck. Not so many songbirds today, but Blue-headed Vireos are still around. The highlights today were 2 Sandhill Cranes over the north side of the marsh and a single Snow Goose following a line of Canada Geese. A Common Nighthawk was also seen over the woods. A full Ebird list can be found at https://ebird.org/checklist/S74472955 Predictions: Tomorrow looks similar to today but with slightly higher temperatures. The wind remains in the SW. Hopefully there will be no fog in the early morning. Providing it is clear we expect to see more Turkey Vulture migration with accompanying Buteos. ======================================================================== 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