Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 151 173 Osprey 2 10 10 Bald Eagle 0 50 53 Northern Harrier 6 98 117 Sharp-shinned Hawk 108 453 455 Cooper's Hawk 4 13 14 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 13 338 350 Red-tailed Hawk 2 220 260 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 8 303 311 Merlin 0 24 24 Peregrine Falcon 0 11 11 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 1 1 Total: 143 1672 1779 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Liz Kent, Mike Jaber Visitors: Thanks to Liz and Mike for helping observe, together with David and Jane. It was good to meet Karin and Armin from Switzerland, Debbie and Kim from BC who showed a great interest in the Hawk Watch. Also nice to see again Carlos and Lou and Toni from Windsor. Weather: Hazy day with slightly reduced visibility but little cloud cover. Wind was light generally from the south. It heated up by mid morning on the Tower with the temperature quickly reaching high 20s. Raptor Observations: Flight line was again mostly to the northeast with a few over the Tower. Majority were Sharp-shinned Hawks (108) with a few Broad-winged Hawks (13) and American Kestrels (8). It was good to see a flight of Northern Harriers (6) in the last hour (they do that sometimes). Non-raptor Observations: Fewer Species of Warblers today (7) but it was good to see a Canada Warbler. Tree Swallow (60) numbers were significantly reduced compared to yesterday with American Goldfinch (124) about the same. There was a small flight of Chimney Swifts (25) in the early morning. Smaller list than yesterday but most of the regulars were present. The list can be found at https://ebird.org/checklist/S194783046 Predictions: Tomorrow is forecast to be much the same as today, so a similar mix of Raptors is likely with Sharp-shinned Hawks leading the way. The typical Broad-wing Hawk migration season is beginning tomorrow, but the wind is not too good to see many. The migration may also be late this year. ======================================================================== 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