Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Turkey Vulture 905 52098 53995
Osprey 0 2 23
Bald Eagle 0 152 279
Northern Harrier 4 275 798
Sharp-shinned Hawk 22 2758 8129
Cooper's Hawk 2 97 187
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 6 276 277
Broad-winged Hawk 0 73 4331
Red-tailed Hawk 15 1015 1387
Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3
Golden Eagle 0 13 13
American Kestrel 2 321 1693
Merlin 1 21 78
Peregrine Falcon 0 38 79
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 1 2
Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent
Observers: Liz Kent, Michelle Mastellotto, Noel Herdman, Peter Veighey
Visitors:
Thanks to Liz for taking over as Official Counter for a period during the
middle of the day and to Peter, Noel and Michelle for keeping us company.
We were able to show off the Pelicans to Linda S, Judy, Linda J and Carol
from Essex and Maidstone, Ann from LaSalle, Mary from Tecumseh, Chelsea and
Kursten from Amherstburg and Weiner from Berlin, Germany.
Weather:
Very pleasant day on the Tower with a light to moderate wind from the south
east, scattered clouds and a temperature starting at 14c and reaching 23c
in the afternoon. It was a bit hazy, restricting visibility slightly. The
pressure stayed constant until mid morning and then fell 15 points
throughout the remainder of the day.
Raptor Observations:
Another quiet day with Turkey Vultures (905) making up the lion's share
with a flightline way off to the north. Only Sharp-shinned Hawks (22) and
Red-tailed Hawks (15) made it into double figures. It was good to see a
Merlin passing the Tower low and fast chasing a bird.
Non-raptor Observations:
American White Pelicans (458) were again stars of the show with people
coming to see them not disappointed. Some started off close to the Tower in
a feeding huddle but soon dispersed, with at least half staying in their
usual place on the north west edge of the marsh. Good numbers of dabbling
ducks today with a notable flock of Green-winged Teal (520) in a creek to
the north of the marsh. A small group of Pied-billed Grebe (16) were good
to see just north of the Tower. The young Red-headed Woodpecker and a
Blackpoll Warbler are still lingering. It was good to hear Eastern
Bluebirds travelling west overhead together with reasonable numbers of
American Robin (54), Cedar Waxwing (147) and American Goldfinch (135). The
list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S199927106
Predictions:
A moderate wind is forecast from the southwest turning west northwest in
the afternoon. Starting cloudy it will become overcast in the afternoon.
The temperature is forecast to be in the high teens all day. Hopefully a
change in direction of the wind and increase in strength will bring along
more raptors than today, although probably the same mix.
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Report submitted by Hugh Kent (Hughnkent@gmail.com)
Holiday Beach Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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