Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 16 173 173 Osprey 2 14 14 Bald Eagle 1 11 11 Northern Harrier 9 38 38 Sharp-shinned Hawk 156 536 536 Cooper's Hawk 2 22 22 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 82 333 333 Red-tailed Hawk 3 27 27 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 45 176 176 Merlin 3 32 32 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 6 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: 319 1368 1368 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Karen Padbury, Liz Kent Visitors: Many thanks to Karen for helping with observing. It was good to see Mel again and to meet Alicia and Heidi, Alex and Mum. A few other visitors also made it to the Tower and all showed interest in the Hawk Watch and birds on the Marsh. Weather: Light to moderate wind initially from the north, turning south west mid morning. Scattered clouds, cover increasing throughout day. Misty early on but clearing within first hour. Temperature rising to 25c in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: Sharp-shinned Hawks (156) and Broad-winged Hawks (82) were the most numerous again, with both forming small kettles or mixed kettles. American Kestrels reached 45 with Turkey Vultures 16. Ten species today with the remainder not exceeding 10 each. Non-raptor Observations: We had a fall of Warblers this morning with 17 species seen! The bird of the day was an Eastern Whip Poor Will found resting in the open on a tree limb close to the Tower. Other new species this season included Brown Thrasher, Lincoln's Sparrow, Tennessee Warbler and Northern Parula. A total of 72 species were seen today. The list can be found at https://ebird.org/checklist/S149666093 including a photo of the Whip Poor Will. Predictions: Rain is forecast for the morning, clearing about midday. The wind has a northern aspect so maybe something will move in the afternoon. We will probably commence the watch once the rain has ended. ======================================================================== 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