Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 24, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1257 55518 58518 Osprey 0 5 46 Bald Eagle 0 90 214 Northern Harrier 4 307 679 Sharp-shinned Hawk 65 3024 8227 Cooper's Hawk 8 158 249 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 152 152 Broad-winged Hawk 0 138 56723 Red-tailed Hawk 92 524 699 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 3 6 6 American Kestrel 1 1390 2585 Merlin 0 27 122 Peregrine Falcon 0 42 80 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: 1436 61383 128302 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Liz Kent Visitors: It was good to meet Janice from BC and Lou and Toni from South Windsor who were interested in the birds on the marsh and the Hawk Watch. Weather: Today was mostly clear, with cloud cover increasing slightly as the day went on. The wind started light generally from the south with a period of moderate wind in the early afternoon. It became quite warm on the Tower by midday with temperatures in the high teens. We were definitely overdressed! Visibility was good. Raptor Observations: The day started with a Golden Eagle flying low along the shore, another one appeared to the north late morning in a Turkey Vulture stream and the final one was seen early afternoon first in a tree then on the marsh perched next to an immature Bald Eagle - they seemed to get on OK. Turkey Vultures (1257) kettled and streamed to the north during the middle part of the day, accompanied by Red-tailed Hawks (92) and a few Red-shouldered Hawks (6). The other species seen were each below ten in number. Non-raptor Observations: Duck numbers are definitely increasing with Ring-necked Ducks (2115) leading the pack. Otherwise it was a quiet day around and over the tower with lower numbers all round; Red-winged Blackbirds 665, Blue Jays 820 and American Crows 760. Yellow-rumped Warblers and Sparrows were present but in lower numbers. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S153008151 Predictions: The forecast for tomorrow is overcast with a moderate wind from the south west, temperatures remain in the middle teens and there are showers forecast for the afternoon. Not too great a prospect for migration, but I'm sure a few will fly. ======================================================================== 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