Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 232 64188 67188 Osprey 0 5 46 Bald Eagle 4 135 259 Northern Harrier 6 375 747 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 3583 8786 Cooper's Hawk 0 219 310 American Goshawk 0 4 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 374 374 Broad-winged Hawk 0 140 56725 Red-tailed Hawk 21 1404 1579 Rough-legged Hawk 0 4 4 Golden Eagle 1 12 12 American Kestrel 2 1413 2608 Merlin 1 32 127 Peregrine Falcon 0 50 88 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: 281 71938 138857 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent, Noel Herdman Observers: Liz Kent, Noel Herdman Visitors: Big thanks to Noel for starting off the day and joining later to help out. Weather: A cold day (about 4c) with a brisk wind generally from the south. Patchy clouds initially soon gave way to overcast skies. Visibility was good. Raptor Observations: A quiet day with much lower Turkey Vulture (232) numbers the majority appearing mid morning to the north. A few Red-tailed Hawks (21) and a couple of Red-shouldered Hawks passed by mostly on their own. Sharp-shinned Hawks (12) come in small numbers across the day. A single Golden Eagle was seen around midday to the north. Northern Harriers (6) generally kept low over the marsh. Two American Kestrels and a single Merlin were seen. Bald Eagles (4) continue to migrate in small numbers. Non-raptor Observations: Fewer blackbirds today, those present were mostly Rusty Blackbirds (390). Cedar Waxwings (524) are still passing by in good numbers. Shorebirds continue to flyby with Dunlins (25), Greater Yellowlegs (7), and 14 unidentified peeps. Ducks are still maintaining numbers with Ring-necked Ducks (1030) having moved back into the centre of the marsh having sheltered from the north wind yesterday. A few Tundra Swan (27) flew over as well as two Sandhill Cranes. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S153495920 Predictions: Tomorrows forecast is for a moderate wind from the north west, sunny but colder than today. Hopefully the wind will bring more birds 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