Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 96 55614 58614 Osprey 0 5 46 Bald Eagle 1 91 215 Northern Harrier 1 308 680 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 3034 8237 Cooper's Hawk 1 159 250 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 152 152 Broad-winged Hawk 0 138 56723 Red-tailed Hawk 1 525 700 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 6 6 American Kestrel 0 1390 2585 Merlin 0 27 122 Peregrine Falcon 1 43 81 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: 111 61494 128413 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent, Peter Veighey Observers: Hugh Kent, Juliette Herdman, Michael Arthurs, Noel Herdman Visitors: Big thanks to Peter who took over as Official Counter at mid day, ably assisted by Noel and Juliette, and Michael who stayed all day. Peter and Michael went some way to prove evidence of absence, rather than absence of evidence with no raptors appearing in the afternoon. It was good to see Fred and Connie on the Tower helping to spot birds. It was good to meet Jim and Linda from Dearborn MI who took a great interest in the Hawk Watch. Weather: Overcast with drizzle arriving about midday, clearing late afternoon. The wind was light, generally from the south. The temperature hovered around the mid teens all day. The visibility started good but gradually decreased throughout the day. Raptor Observations: Very quiet day, with a few Turkey Vultures (96) seen and only 10 Sharp-shinned Hawks. Singles of others but as always the excitement of the day was a fast Peregrine past the Tower. Non-raptor Observations: Lots of Ducks again with Ring-necked Ducks (1120) again most numerous. Sandhill Cranes (3) flew past, they have been seen for the last three days. Songbird numbers were again low but notables were a late Nashville Warbler and a female Eastern Towhee. Blue Jays (1520) are still around, with Starlings (4015) replacing the big Blackbird flocks of previous days. Cedar Waxwings (215) also appeared again in reasonable numbers. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S153066883 Predictions: Tomorrow's forecast is very similar to today, overcast with a moderate wind from the south. There is a slight chance of rain. Temperatures remain in the mid teens. Lets hope we see more 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