Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 27 516 516 Osprey 0 30 30 Bald Eagle 4 90 90 Northern Harrier 11 232 232 Sharp-shinned Hawk 124 3785 3785 Cooper's Hawk 1 48 48 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 7 56095 56095 Red-tailed Hawk 1 104 104 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 23 746 746 Merlin 2 76 76 Peregrine Falcon 1 14 14 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: 201 61736 61736 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Karen Padbury, Liz Kent, Michelle Mastellotto, Patrick Tomlinson, Peter Veighey, Steve Wagner Visitors: Thanks to Karen, Michelle, Patrick, Peter, Steve and David and Jane for helping spot the passing Raptors. It was good to meet Paul and Monique from London, Kelly, Kate and Charlotte, Rob from Cambridge and Cindy and Blair from Kitchener who all took a great interest in the Raptor migration and the birds on the Marsh. Weather: The wind started light just north of west and soon turned moderate from the south west. Cloud cover gradually increased throughout the day. The temperature remained at around 20c. Visibility was good all day. Raptor Observations: After an incredible day yesterday, migration calmed down a lot. Sharp-shinned Hawks (124) led the way followed by Turkey Vultures (27) and American Kestrels (23). Only seven Broad-winged Hawks were seen, rising from local wood lots mid morning. In all ten species were seen. Non-raptor Observations: Ducks again were the notable feature with eight species seen including a large number of Green-winged Teal (70). Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds (13) were again around the Tower and moving through. A flight of eleven American White Pelicans flew over the marsh. Songbirds were again in low numbers but Chipping Sparrow and White-throated Sparrow were new for the season. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S150292083 Predictions: Wind is forecast from the south east tomorrow with slightly higher temperature and lower cloud cover. Not the best forecast for Raptor migration, but lets hope for a few more birds than today! ======================================================================== 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