Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1618 6574 8471 Osprey 0 1 22 Bald Eagle 12 53 180 Northern Harrier 5 90 613 Sharp-shinned Hawk 69 640 6011 Cooper's Hawk 10 43 133 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 5 Broad-winged Hawk 3 70 4328 Red-tailed Hawk 10 95 467 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 12 182 1554 Merlin 1 4 61 Peregrine Falcon 0 11 52 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 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 1740 7768 21900 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Karen Padbury, Liz Kent, Noel Herdman, Peter Veighey Visitors: Thanks to Liz, Noel, Karen, Peter and Ralph who helped me with spotting and counting today. It was great to see Dave and Linda on the Tower together with Doug from Vancouver. Also Alban and Heather from Windsor, Mike and Eric. It was good to meet Sharon from Mountbridge and Sandra from Glencoe. We also enjoyed sharing the delights of Hawk Watching with a school party hosted by Jess from ERCA. Weather: The wind was north west for most of the day, mostly moderate but with spells of strong winds. It was cooler than past days, starting at about 15c and ending a comfortable 20c. The day started cloudy but soon cleared to a blue sky. Pressure was pretty much constant throughout. Visibility was good. Raptor Observations: Another Turkey Vulture (1618) day with most streaming over or just north of the Tower with the odd kettle forming to the east. Only a small number of buteos accompanied them with three Broad-winged Hawks and ten Red-tailed Hawks seen. Sharp-shinned Hawks (69) were again runners up with a few more American Kestrels (12) appearing. Non-raptor Observations: Highlight of the day was a flock of American Pelicans (24) over the marsh mid afternoon. Five Sandhill Cranes were also a bonus. Another quiet day for songbirds, with the exception of American Goldfinch (410) which were seen in better numbers today. Also it was good to see Northern Parula (2), Purple Finch (2) and Blue-headed Vireo in the bushes south of the Tower. Where are the Cedar Waxwings? Yet another day without seeing any. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S197949548 Predictions: Another day of light north west winds is forecast under clear skies. Less warm again with the temperature starting a chilly 8c and maxing out at 18c. Most likely it will be another day of good Turkey Vulture numbers, but lets hope we see more buteos with them. ======================================================================== 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