Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 119 571 571 Osprey 0 8 8 Bald Eagle 3 170 170 Northern Harrier 4 210 211 Sharp-shinned Hawk 103 2179 2179 Cooper's Hawk 1 61 62 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 2 56012 56012 Red-tailed Hawk 0 85 85 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 1223 1223 Merlin 3 54 54 Peregrine Falcon 0 33 33 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: 237 60606 60608 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Donny Moore, Liz Kent, Noel Herdman Visitors: A big thanks to Donny and Noel for helping us with the observation today. It was nice to see friends, the Balkwill Family and Martin and Cathy Parker. Thanks to all the other visitors for their interest in the Hawk Watch. Weather: Overcast all day with temperature in the high teens. It rained off and on in the first half of the morning. The wind was moderate from the south during the rainy period but reduced to light for the rest of the day. Visibility was generally good. Raptor Observations: The Turkey Vultures are starting to migrate with 119 passing by, mostly in the afternoon. The second highest number was Sharp-shinned Hawks at 103. Low numbers for the remainder; Cooper's Hawk (1), Broad - winged Hawk (2)(a bit of a change from yesterday!), Northern Harrier (4), American Kestrel (2) and Merlin (3) Non-raptor Observations: The Blue Jays are still passing the Tower in good numbers (39,500). There were 7 species of Warbler, a bit down from yesterday, but new for the fall list were Blue-headed Vireo and White-throated Sparrow. It was also good to see a further increase in Rusty Blackbird numbers (53). Late in the day the insects must have been flying as over 200 Tree Swallow were seen hawking over the marsh. A smart looking hatch year male Rose-breasted Grosbeak appeared again today; it is interesting to watch its plumage change over the last two weeks or so. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S119361240 Predictions: Although the wind is forecast to be moderate WNW most of the day tomorrow, there is the possibility of rain throughout the day. This may suppress raptor migration. ======================================================================== 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