Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2021
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 84 184 184
Osprey 5 12 12
Bald Eagle 24 53 53
Northern Harrier 30 95 95
Sharp-shinned Hawk 351 955 955
Cooper's Hawk 8 21 21
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1693 2055 2055
Red-tailed Hawk 26 70 70
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 83 308 308
Merlin 4 45 45
Peregrine Falcon 2 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
Total: 2310 3816 3816
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Hugh Kent
Observers: Anne Bell, Bob Pettit, Chuck Sharbaugh, Claude Radley,
Donny Moore, Jacob Stasso, Jeremy Bensette, Jerry DeMarco,
Jim Bradshaw, Kitty Bradshaw, Larry Ludwicki, Liz Kent,
Michelle Mastellotto, Noel Herdman
Visitors:
We thank today's observers for their help, it was great to have a total of
14 observers involved in the count throughout the day. Thanks to the
visitors to the park for their interest today at the Festival of Hawks and
we hope we were able to involve you in the migration spectacle. Again
tomorrow, due to COVID-19 restrictions, access to the top level of Hawk
Tower is limited to hawk counters and qualified observers only. The 2nd and
lower levels are open to the public practising COVID-19 safe precautions
(social distancing). Thank you for your understanding and involvement.
Weather:
There was a brisk wind from the north all day with few clouds and good
visibility. Temperatures rose from 19c to 27c throughout the day
Raptor Observations:
The north wind brought good numbers of Broad-winged Hawks (1693) generally
passing at a high level, sometimes forming small to medium size kettles.
There were also good numbers of Sharp-shinned Hawks (351). American
Kestrels and Turkey Vultures were in the 80's. A good variety of species
was seen today (11) with most raptors passing at higher altitudes. The
Turkey Vulture migration seems to be beginning.
Non-raptor Observations:
Vireo and warbler numbers were down, apart from Yellow-rumped warbler at
13. It was good to see 4 species of Woodpecker including Red-headed.
American goldfinch numbers (170) were good with fewer Cedar Waxwing (17).
Hirundine numbers were low. More varieties of ducks are being seen on the
marsh, but Great Egret and Double-crested Cormorant numbers are lower. Blue
Jay migration seems to be starting with about 300 seen today. The list is
at https://ebird.org/checklist/S94849730
Predictions:
Tomorrow is predicted to be a sunny day similar to today, but with the wind
from the south east. It is likely that the numbers of migrating buteos will
be less than today, but hopefully the sharp-shinned Hawk and American
Kestrel migration will be maintained at similar or better levels.
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Report submitted by Hugh Kent ([email protected])
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
Count data submitted via Dunkadoo - Project info at:
https://dunkadoo.org/explore/hbmo/hbmo-hawk-watch-fall-2021
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