Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 23 23 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 9 11 11 Northern Harrier 2 9 10 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 1 7 8 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 3 4 4 Red-tailed Hawk 1 18 18 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 6 14 14 Merlin 3 4 4 Peregrine Falcon 2 3 3 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: 27 93 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Nicole Shangi Observers: Cartwright, Cindy , Hugh Kent, Liz Kent Visitors: We thank all our visitors today including Chip, Donny and many other keen members of the public! Weather: The weather was very hazy for about half the day and visibility was poor all day. The cooler weather was a nice break from the heat and a strong north wind brought in some raptors overhead. Raptor Observations: Migrating raptors today were mostly falcons with a handful of Bald Eagles and some Broad-winged Hawks. A couple Merlins were definitely a highlight. Non-raptor Observations: There were not as many active birds as last week, however we did see three Eastern Bluebirds at the end of the day and a Whimbrel! See here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S118177642 Predictions: We are hoping that today's north wind continues tomorrow and that the warmer sunnier weather brings some more migrants! ======================================================================== 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