Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 20, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 22 22 22 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 3 3 3 Northern Harrier 14 14 14 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 1 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 12 12 12 Red-tailed Hawk 40 40 40 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 3 3 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 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: 95 95 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Chip Ogglesby, Jacob Stasso, Liz Kent Visitors: Thanks to Jacob, Chip and Dana for helping out observing. It was good to meet Jacob's Grandfather, Dan and a number of other visitors to the Tower who showed interest in the Hawk Watch. Weather: Relatively cool (20c) with wind from the north. Good visibility with cloud cover increasing gradually through the morning. Raptor Observations: Nice start to the season with seven species. Red-tailed Hawks topped the bill with 40, followed by Turkey Vulture (22) and Northern Harrier (14) including 3 grey ghosts. Good to see Broad-winged Hawks (12) early in the season. Bald Eagles (3), American Kestrels (3) and a single Sharp-shinned Hawk closed the tally for the morning. Non-raptor Observations: Good variety and numbers of Hirundines passing through today with Purple Martin (147) and Tree Swallow (157) the highest. On the marsh a Common Gallinule and a juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron were notable with the usual large numbers of Mute Swan (87) and Double-crested Cormorant (94). Only two species of Warbler were identified although a few more dived into the undergrowth around the tower and were never seen again! Flying past included Cedar Waxwing (95), American Goldfinch (15) and Purple Finch (3). The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S192191161 Predictions: Tomorrow maybe another good day to see hawks, as the wind remains from the north. ======================================================================== 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