Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 2445 33637 40821 Osprey 1 3 14 Bald Eagle 0 33 285 Northern Harrier 20 291 609 Sharp-shinned Hawk 156 2927 6773 Cooper's Hawk 9 138 230 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 94 95 Broad-winged Hawk 1 43 65702 Red-tailed Hawk 32 629 805 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 10 676 2068 Merlin 4 49 108 Peregrine Falcon 0 46 98 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: 2678 38570 117612 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Kit McCann, Larry Ludwicki, Liz Kent, Noel Herdman, Paul Gosselin Visitors: Thanks to Kit, Larry, Noel and Paul for helping to spot the migrating raptors, especially the distant ones to the North. It was great to see a good number of visitors including Chandra and Ramesh and Kevin and Krysia from Michigan, Peter and Judy and Linda. Thanks for your help and to all visitors for their interest in the Hawk Watch. Weather: Another pleasant day on the Tower, with temperatures rising to low 20s throughout the day. The wind varied between light and moderate generally from the southeast with scattered clouds. Visibility was generally good, though a bit hazy in the middle of the day. Raptor Observations: Following the pattern of the last few days Turkey Vultures (2445) passed by to the north and Sharp-shinned Hawks (156) generally passed close to the tower. Northern Harriers (20) were again in good numbers with a few Grey ghost males, and numbers of Red-tailed Hawks (32) improved. Two late records came in the form of a single Broad-winged Hawk and Osprey. American Kestrel (10), Merlin (4) and Cooper's Hawk (9) were in similar numbers to the last few days. Non-raptor Observations: Ducks again dominate with numbers increasing, they are now spreading over the marsh as the vegetation dies back. Great Egret (35) still remain in good numbers, but Double-crested Cormorants (3) have virtually disappeared. Big numbers of Red-winged Blackbirds (13290) flew west today, with Starlings (12,540) seemingly everywhere. Shorebirds remain feeding in the muddy margins. American Crow (1,120), American Robin (171), Horned Lark (21), American Pipit (18) and American Goldfinch (144) are continuing to migrate. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S121209422 Predictions: Tomorrow is forecast to be similar to today with moderate winds from the southeast, temperature reaching 20c and clear skies. The raptor mix will probably be the same, but hopefully we will continue to see more 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 Count data submitted via Dunkadoo - Project info at: https://dunkadoo.org/explore/hbmo/hbmo-hawk-watch-fall-2022