Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 54 264 286 Osprey 6 18 18 Bald Eagle 19 89 92 Northern Harrier 13 172 191 Sharp-shinned Hawk 162 1487 1489 Cooper's Hawk 4 53 54 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 488 1878 1890 Red-tailed Hawk 17 265 305 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 17 393 401 Merlin 2 40 40 Peregrine Falcon 1 18 18 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 1 1 Total: 783 4678 4785 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Andrew Fix, Ian Woodfield, Liz Kent, Olga Klekner, Patrick Tomlinson, Steve Wagner Visitors: Big thanks to Andy, Dana, Ian, Liz, Patrick and Steve for helping spot. The majority of Raptors were hard to find high to the north. It was great to meet Stefan, a visiting bander (ringer) from the UK. Weather: Wind started light generally from the north and then switched to south east mid morning. Cloud cover was variable but never exceeded 60%. It was hot again with the temperature climbing to high twenties by mid morning. Visibility was good, with pressure falling 5 points during the day. Raptor Observations: We had to work for our Broad-wing Hawk (488) sightings today with most streaming high to the north, There was a steady flow of Sharp-shinned Hawks(162) throughout the day with the flight line to the north of the tower, sometimes very high. Good movements of Bald Eagles (19), Northern Harriers (13), Red-tailed Hawks (17) and American Kestrels (17), again all to the north. Turkey Vultures (54) are beginning to move. Eleven species again today. Non-raptor Observations: Normal mix of species today with the exception of an Eastern Whip poorwill, which was flushed in the early morning while arriving at the tower. Also the Passerine banders brought a Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Northern Flicker and a Sharp-shinned Hawk to the Tower for release- they had a good morning! The Blue Jays (10,410) were relentless flying west over the Tower until early afternoon. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S195620624 Predictions: Tomorrow's winds are forecast to be light from the north east until midday. More cloudy and the temperature is likely to be a bit lower. Hopefully this will bring more Broad-wings and other raptors past and over the Tower. ======================================================================== 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