Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 02, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1 1 1 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 1 2 2 Northern Harrier 0 1 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 6 6 Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 5 5 Red-tailed Hawk 1 3 3 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5 7 7 Merlin 2 4 4 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 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: 14 31 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Liz Kent, Noel Herdman Visitors: Big thanks to Noel for helping out observing all day. It was good to see Jim and Len today together with about 50 visitors to the Tower, many who showed an interest in the Hawk Watch and the comings and goings on the Marsh. The local Ospreys did a good job demonstrating their fishing skills! Weather: Another glorious day, with great visibility, but the temperature steadily rose to over 30c by the end of the watch. The wind unfortunately remained from the south west and cloud cover increased throughout the day. Raptor Observations: With the wind from the south, no Broad-winged Hawks were seen today. American Kestrels lead the pack with 5 closely followed by 4 Sharp-shinned Hawks. 2 Merlins shot by and the remainder; Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle and Red-tailed Hawk were singles. Non-raptor Observations: A very similar list as yesterday with a Black-crowned Night Heron as a welcome addition. Warblers continue to disappoint with only an American Redstart seen today. Cedar Waxwings (186) continue in good numbers. It was good to see a flock of 15 Blue-winged Teal land in the Marsh. Mallards and Wood duck continue as the main duck species. The list can be seen at https://ebird.org/checklist/S148808673 Predictions: With the wind remaining from the south we don't expect a big increase in numbers. Hopefully we may see more American Kestrels and Sharp-shinned Hawks. ======================================================================== 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