Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 469 469 3469 Osprey 1 1 42 Bald Eagle 1 1 125 Northern Harrier 8 8 380 Sharp-shinned Hawk 68 68 5271 Cooper's Hawk 4 4 95 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 9 9 56594 Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 176 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 31 31 1226 Merlin 1 1 96 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 38 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: 593 593 67512 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Chuck Sharbaugh, Liz Kent, Paul Gosselin, Peter Veighey Visitors: Thanks to Chuck, John, Ralph, Peter and Paul for assistance in observing. It was good to meet Dennis from Flushing MI who showed a great interest in the Hawk Watch. Weather: The day again started misty but cleared by mid morning. The wind was light all day from the north east initially then turning to the south mid morning. The temperature started around 20c and rose to high twenties on the Tower by the end of the day. Once the mist cleared visibility was good. Raptor Observations: The Turkey Vulture (469) migration continues but with relatively low numbers in small kettles. Sharp-shinned Hawks (68) again took second place with American Kestrels (31) third, both in relatively low numbers. The remainder of the ten species each numbered below ten. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays (28,390) were again passing by heading west for most of the day. There was a good variety of ducks and waterbirds with both Sandhill Crane (2) and American White Pelican (5) seen. Warblers continue around the Tower, but numbers of species are gradually reducing. Golden-crowned Kinglet and Eastern Towhee were new for the season. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S151218852 Predictions: The day is forecast to be calm and misty initially with light winds from the south west by mid morning, continuing for the rest of the day. Cloud cover will disperse once the mist is gone and it will be sunny for the rest of the day. Most likely we will get a similar mix of Raptors as today but probably not in any greater numbers due to the direction and speed of the wind. ======================================================================== 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