Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 122 144 Osprey 0 7 7 Bald Eagle 1 38 41 Northern Harrier 1 68 87 Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 35 37 Cooper's Hawk 0 4 5 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 256 268 Red-tailed Hawk 1 202 242 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 204 212 Merlin 1 8 8 Peregrine Falcon 1 3 3 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: 25 948 1055 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Kiah Jasper Observers: Kelly-Sue O'Conner, Noel Herdman Visitors: Thanks to Noel and Kelly-Sue for providing company on the tower today, we didn't have many birds but it was nice chatting : ) Weather: Hot and sunny today (26C), with winds from the south/southeast. Hardly any clouds in the sky for the whole observation. Raptor Observations: Very slow today, with only 25 raptors observed. Highlights included Peregrine Falcon and a small push of Sharp-shinned Hawks later in the morning. Several "ticks of disappointment" today (one hour intervals without birds). Even the local Osprey and Bald Eagles were quiet today. Non-raptor Observations: It was a quiet day on the non raptor front as well, with lower numbers of warblers and other songbirds around the tower. 10 warbler species were recorded (vs 17 yesterday), with highlights being Wilson's and Blackpoll. Grey-cheeked Thrush, Purple Finch and Pectoral Sandpiper were other highlights. List available here -https://ebird.org/checklist/S193981958 Predictions: More of the same I expect, with winds out of the south tomorrow as well. Things may pick up towards the weekend, depending on rain. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Kiah Jasper (kiahbirder@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