Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 2 7 7 Osprey 0 3 3 Bald Eagle 5 8 8 Northern Harrier 5 22 22 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 6 6 Cooper's Hawk 5 7 7 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 3 Red-tailed Hawk 9 25 25 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5 22 22 Merlin 1 3 3 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 32 109 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Maryse Gagne Observers: Elizabeth Kent, Hugh Kent Visitors: Thank you to Noel, Chip, Dana, Jim, John Barnes and Neil, for keeping their eyes to the sky. We would also like to mention the visit of Bob Hall-Brookes and a beautiful Red-tail hawk and Tim Jarold with a gorgeous after second-year Cooper's hawk. Weather: The day started out with promising winds from the North and North-East, but quickly changed and ended with winds from the south and a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius. Raptor Observations: We observed a variety of species today, mostly Red-tailed hawks (9), some Northern Harriers (5), Cooper's Hawks (5) and Kestrels (4). We are also always joined by our resident Ospreys and Eagles (juveniles and adults) that wander the marsh. Non-raptor Observations: Today's highlight was the high numbers of Mallards, Starlings, Cedar Waxwings and Monarchs. The swallows are still high in numbers but slowly migrating south. We only observed 8 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, and heard 2 Blue Jays, but are hoping for many more in the coming days. Mallards: 404 Starlings: 215 Cedar Waxwings: 153 Monarchs: 145 Purple martin: 92 Tree swallows: 126 Barn swallows: 28 https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59539522 Predictions: Tomorrow, we are expecting less favorable winds (Southern and Eastern), but are still hoping for more Blue Jays, which should signal the arrival of Sharp-shinned hawks. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Maryse Gagne ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
