Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 131 1458 1458 Osprey 4 36 36 Bald Eagle 1 111 111 Northern Harrier 9 323 323 Sharp-shinned Hawk 143 4842 4842 Cooper's Hawk 0 76 76 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 56 56369 56369 Red-tailed Hawk 3 150 150 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 49 966 966 Merlin 1 89 89 Peregrine Falcon 1 26 26 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: 398 64446 64446 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent, Peter Veighey Observers: Aldo Bertucci, Dan Loncke, Karen Padbury, Liz Kent, Noel Herdman Visitors: Huge thanks to Peter and Aldo for taking over as the Official Counter(s) for the last 2 hours. Also big thanks to Dan, Noel and Karen for help in observing and recording throughout the day. It was good to see David and Jane, Kate and Kelly and Claire and Brian who also helped observing. Glad you all got to see a good selection of warblers. Weather: The day started with low visibility and drizzle until mid morning, when it began to clear gradually but remained overcast throughout the day. The wind was mostly from the north east all day. The temperature remained around 18c for most of the day. Raptor Observations: Sharp-shinned Hawks (143) pipped Turkey Vultures (131) today. Most of the Turkey Vultures came in the last hour. Broad-winged Hawk (56) stragglers to the main migration continue to drift through. American Kestrels (49) had an initial burst of numbers but then came past in dribs and drabs thereafter. Eleven species were seen today. Non-raptor Observations: After the famine in songbirds yesterday it went to a veritable feast today, with a large mixed flock of Warblers seen around the Tower mid morning. A total of 15 species were seen in good numbers, with Yellow-rumped Warblers (27), as might be expected leading the pack. Probably due to conditions, Blue Jays were virtually absent following yesterdays numbers. Good numbers of American Goldfinches (507) were again seen 'chipping and dipping' over the Tower. We again had a nice flyby of two Sandhill Cranes. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S150762990 Predictions: Showers are forecast for the morning, with overcast skies and a moderate wind from the east. The sun may peek through in the afternoon. Probably not such a good day for Hawk migration. ======================================================================== 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