Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 2022
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 5112 40459 47643
Osprey 0 5 16
Bald Eagle 8 42 294
Northern Harrier 7 328 646
Sharp-shinned Hawk 31 3124 6970
Cooper's Hawk 17 172 264
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 27 122 123
Broad-winged Hawk 0 43 65702
Red-tailed Hawk 239 897 1073
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 3 3
American Kestrel 2 688 2080
Merlin 0 52 111
Peregrine Falcon 2 53 105
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 5446 45990 125032
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Nicole Shangi
Observers: Andrew Wiebe, Chuck Sharbaugh, Hugh Kent, Jim McCoy,
Kara Wiebe, Kit McCann, Larry Ludwicki, Linda Goodhue,
Liz Kent, Michael Arthurs
Visitors:
Thank you to all our visitors and observers who helped count the migration
today. Thank you to observers: Michael, Chuck, Jim, Kit, Larry, Linda,
Andrew and Kara. Thank you to visitors: Kate, Sandy and Monica.
Weather:
What an amazing day on the tower. The day began with northeast winds which
switched to south by the end of the day. The sky was clear and sunny,
keeping us warm!
Raptor Observations:
The morning started off slow, but quickly picked up with large kettles of
turkey vultures over the tower. The clear conditions made it easy to spot
buteos flying with them, of which there were many. It was a great day for
red-tailed hawks (239) and red-shouldered hawks (27). Other species were
slightly lower than we have been seeing, such as harriers, peregrines, and
kestrels. Sharpies (31) and cooper's hawks (17) were also present with the
turkey vultures. We counted 8 bald eagles and one golden eagle!
Non-raptor Observations:
Although we were pre-occupied with the large numbers of raptors, we still
managed to spot 62 species. Waterfowl on the marsh are still increasing
with multiple species seen. A new species today for the season were evening
grosbeaks which flew directly over the tower. More horned grebes were
spotted out on the lake. Many songbirds were around the tower today
including the usual sparrows, yellow-rumped warbler and kinglets. The
American crow stole the show today with almost 50,000 counted. The skies
were covered in crows!
https://ebird.org/checklist/S121407412
Predictions:
Tomorrow looks slightly cooler and possibly less clear, with southeasterly
winds. There still should be hawks to see, plenty of waterfowl and other
birds around the tower. Hope to see you there!
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Report submitted by Nicole Shangi ([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-2022
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