Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 923 9620 16804 Osprey 1 2 13 Bald Eagle 1 30 282 Northern Harrier 14 83 401 Sharp-shinned Hawk 165 1176 5022 Cooper's Hawk 5 52 144 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 83 84 Broad-winged Hawk 0 42 65701 Red-tailed Hawk 26 431 607 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 10 338 1730 Merlin 2 10 69 Peregrine Falcon 2 11 63 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: 1153 11880 90922 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Nicole Shangi Observers: Chuck Sharbaugh, Hugh Kent, Ian Woodfield, John Hall, John Winebrenner, Juliette Herdman, Lisa Silvey, Liz Kent, Noel Herdman Visitors: We thank all our wonderful visitors to the tower today which make each day so enjoyable. Noel, Juliette, chuck, John W., Lisa, John H., Linda, Ian, and John B., thank you all so much for all of your support and help! Weather: It was a chilly day on the tower today! We had north winds all day and lots of clouds. We saw a nice variety of birds today. Raptor Observations: The winds brought a good amount of turkey vultures today. There weren't as many buteos flying with them today as we have seen in the past, but we were still able to see a nice amount of red-tailed hawks and a few red-shouldered hawks. Most of the buteos were very high today and the vultures low. Early this morning, a group of about 20 vultures came very low over the tree line and over the tower which was very cool to see! We are also keeping our eyes open for black vultures and golden eagles, however we didn't see any today. A couple of juvenile Northern harriers had a bit of fun over the marsh today, landing on branches and interacting with each other. We also saw a gorgeous gray ghost, which is a male northern harrier. Non-raptor Observations: The usual birds were around the tower today. Maybe due to the wind, it seems like the warblers are heading off. Almost everyday, we see new species, and today that was a swamp sparrow! More and more waterfowl are appearing on the marsh too, and shorebirds are taking advantage of the low water levels. We saw lots of American coot, American black duck and ring-necked duck. https://ebird.org/checklist/S120147378 Predictions: Tomorrow should be a bit sunnier, and a bit warmer, however the wind may be westerly for at least part of the day. Regardless, there is always something to see, and good company is always appreciated. ======================================================================== 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