Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Turkey Vulture 353 52451 54348
Osprey 0 2 23
Bald Eagle 2 154 281
Northern Harrier 1 276 799
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 2766 8137
Cooper's Hawk 1 98 188
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 276 277
Broad-winged Hawk 0 73 4331
Red-tailed Hawk 1 1016 1388
Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3
Golden Eagle 0 13 13
American Kestrel 0 321 1693
Merlin 0 21 78
Peregrine Falcon 1 39 80
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
Observers: Liz Kent
Visitors:
Thanks to Liz for helping out all day. The American White Pelicans are
again attracting visitors and we were happy to show them to 2 classes of
Children visiting the Tower, Greg from Amherstburg, Charlene from
Strathroy, Maria from London, Sonia and Steve from Tecumseh, Maggie and
Drew from Kelowna, Kim and Tom from Windsor and Kobe from Amherstburg.
Weather:
The moderate, sometimes strong wind initially from the south, changed to
the west by mid day, but the northerly component forecast failed to
materialise. The temperature remained in the high teens all day under an
overcast sky. Visibility was somewhat hazy at times, with the pressure
rising about 7 points over the day.
Raptor Observations:
Very quiet, with even reduced numbers of Turkey Vultures (353), all to the
north. The highlights were a nice adult Peregrine Falcon over the marsh and
a 'Grey Ghost' male Northern Harrier close to the Tower in the last hour.
Non-raptor Observations:
Wondering where all the American White Pelicans were with only 16 present
initially, we were soon back to normal with a total of 386 counted. Many
ducks again on the marsh with Gadwall (526) leading the way. The old
regulars of Common Gallinule and Blackpoll Warbler were again present.
There was a chorus of blackbirds all day around the Tower with Red-winged
Blackbirds (530), Brown-headed Cowbird (17) Rusty Blackbird (115) and
Common Grackle (21) all stopping by at sometime or other. The list is at
https://ebird.org/checklist/S200032522
Predictions:
Hopefully the forecast for tomorrow pans out and we get light winds from
the north under sunny skies. It will be a cold 5c initially, rising to
about 14c by the end of the day. The north wind should bring more Raptors
than today.
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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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