Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 166 62671 64568 Osprey 0 3 24 Bald Eagle 0 205 332 Northern Harrier 1 365 888 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 3116 8487 Cooper's Hawk 0 125 215 American Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 330 331 Broad-winged Hawk 0 73 4331 Red-tailed Hawk 5 1421 1793 Rough-legged Hawk 0 17 17 Golden Eagle 1 44 44 American Kestrel 1 331 1703 Merlin 0 29 86 Peregrine Falcon 1 44 85 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 Total: 179 68776 82908 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Heather Broddy, Liz Kent, Michael Arthurs, Mike Jaber Visitors: Big thanks to Liz, Mike, Michael and Heather for keeping me company and helping observe throughout the day. Carol from Essex stayed for a while and was lucky to see the Golden Eagle with us. We were again visited by two classes of children guided by Emily from ERCA. They were enthralled by all the bird life on the Marsh, including of course the American White Pelicans. Weather: Moderate wind from the south, with haze at distance. Very mild for the time of year with temperatures starting at 17c rising to 22c. Cloud cover gradually increased throughout the day and the pressure fell 7 points. Raptor Observations: Another quiet day with great views mid morning of an immature Golden Eagle to the north being the high spot. Apart from Turkey Vultures (166) no other species made it into double figures. Non-raptor Observations: Another day dominated by ducks. Numbers are rising on the marsh, with eleven species seen. American White Pelicans (455) are still present, very mobile around the marsh. There was a significant movement of Blackbirds and Starlings at the beginning of the day with a combined flock of at least 15000 observed flying over the Tower. Starlings continued to fly past in large numbers throughout the day over the trees to the North and there was a constant chatter of blackbirds in the trees around the Tower. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S200844581 Predictions: A similar day is forecast tomorrow but with higher winds from the south, with an overcast sky. Temperatures remain high for the time of year. There is a chance of rain in the afternoon. Hopefully the higher wind may bring more raptors than the last couple of days. ======================================================================== 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