Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2023
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 1 1
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 2 2
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 10 10
Cooper's Hawk 1 3 3
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1 6 6
Red-tailed Hawk 1 4 4
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 10 10
Merlin 3 9 9
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: 12 46 46
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Hugh Kent
Observers: John Hall, Linda Purdie, Liz Kent, Michelle Mastellotto,
Xander Campbell
Visitors:
Many thanks to Xander, Michelle, John and Linda for observing. Again there
were good numbers of visitors braving a very hot top deck to take an
interest in the Hawk Watch and the birds on the Marsh.
Weather:
Another very hot day reaching 34c, loads of sunscreen and big hats were the
order of the day on the Tower. The wind remained from the south, light.
Cloud cover was variable but visibility remained good. Baro pressure
remained largely unchanged throughout the day.
Raptor Observations:
Three each of Sharp-shinned Hawks, American Kestrels and Merlins were the
majority. Singles of Coopers Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk and Broad-winged Hawk
completed the days count. The Broad-winged Hawk sort of summed up the day
by settling in the trees and not moving for the rest of the count. Only the
Falcons seemed to show any get up and go.
Non-raptor Observations:
The highlight of the day was an Olive-sided Flycatcher, typically perching
high up on a dead tree to the east of the Tower. The list finally broke the
50 species level with four Flycatcher, four Warbler species and a
reasonable variety of waterbirds and ducks. Notables were Black-crowned
Night Heron, Common Gallinule, and our first Shovelers of the season. Cedar
Waxing (270) numbers were up again. The list is at
https://ebird.org/checklist/S149017404
Predictions:
It is likely to be a similar day tomorrow: Hot with gentle southerly winds.
Hopefully the urge to migrate is beginning to take hold and numbers may
increase. Still looking forward to a change to northerly winds forecast
for next weekend.
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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
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