Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 12, 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 91 91 Osprey 0 7 7 Bald Eagle 0 82 82 Northern Harrier 1 64 65 Sharp-shinned Hawk 34 541 541 Cooper's Hawk 0 16 17 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 4128 4128 Red-tailed Hawk 0 54 54 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 214 214 Merlin 1 22 22 Peregrine Falcon 2 16 16 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: 41 5235 5237 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Nicole Shangi Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Hugh Kent, Liz Kent, Padbury, Karen Visitors: We thank Karen and Bob for their company and help today on the tower, and all the visitors too! Weather: The weather today was blustery and chilly. A nice break from the heat to be honest! There were strong south-west winds and clouds all day. Raptor Observations: There were few raptors today, and most were Sharpies. We had one Northern Harrier and a couple Peregrines! Non-raptor Observations: There were lots of birds to observe today. Less warblers than usual but there was still a good amount. There were lots of Vireos around and we are keeping our eyes peeled for a Philadelphia. The main event of the non-raptors was the start of Blue-Jay migration! https://ebird.org/checklist/S118584569 Predictions: Tomorrow should be sunny and have North winds for part of the day so we are hoping for more raptors especially Broad-wings! ======================================================================== 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