Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Turkey Vulture 9 3398 68119
Osprey 0 0 24
Bald Eagle 0 73 405
Northern Harrier 5 155 1046
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 254 8743
Cooper's Hawk 4 93 308
American Goshawk 0 1 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 273 604
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4331
Red-tailed Hawk 12 1540 3335
Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 27
Golden Eagle 0 75 119
American Kestrel 0 3 1706
Merlin 1 19 106
Peregrine Falcon 0 9 95
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
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Hugh Kent, Mike Jaber
Observers: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent, Mike Jaber, Noel Herdman
Visitors:
Thanks to Mike, Noel and Liz for keeping me company and helping observe
today. Mike was the Official Counter for the first hour.
Weather:
The wind was strong from the north west, growing stronger through the day
with gusts of over 40kmh. Chilly on the Tower with a maximum of 8c, under
overcast skies. Now and again it spotted with rain with one period mid
morning lasting half an hour. Visibility was limited with the exception of
a couple of hours late morning. Pressure was pretty much constant at about
29.7 (inHg).
Raptor Observations:
Better day today with 34 raptors seen. Red-tailed Hawks (12) topped the
bill, with a small committee of Turkey Vultures (9) moving west along the
trees on the north side of the marsh. Nearly all of the Northern Harriers
(5) seen visited Harrier Island. Sharp-Shinned Hawks and Cooper's Hawk were
three apiece. A single Merlin shot past and a Red-shouldered Hawk followed
the same line as the Turkey Vultures.
Non-raptor Observations:
American Goldfinch (798) were very abundant today passing the Tower heading
west. Cedar Waxwings (73) perched in the trees before moving on. Another
White-winged Crossbill was heard flying over the tower. In late morning a
number of flocks of Tundra Swan (188) flew over the marsh with a few
settling for a while. Ducks are maintaining their numbers with an increase
in Ring-necked Duck (738) over yesterday, with a good number of Canvasback
(111) flying north west over the marsh. Duck Diversity was good with twelve
Species seen. Great Egret (2) and American White Pelican (2) are still
hanging on. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S203300347
Predictions:
The forecast is similar to today with the wind from the north west
initially, then turning west. It will be moderate, not as gusty as today.
Overcast skies with a maximum temperature of 8c, but no rain. Hopefully we
will continue with similar Raptors numbers as today.
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Report submitted by Hugh Kent (Hughnkent@gmail.com)
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http://hbmo.ca/
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