Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2019
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 2571 41108 41966
Osprey 0 10 35
Bald Eagle 4 77 169
Northern Harrier 13 141 383
Sharp-shinned Hawk 32 2106 4497
Cooper's Hawk 4 126 188
Northern Goshawk 0 3 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 55 55
Broad-winged Hawk 0 863 25773
Red-tailed Hawk 47 324 468
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 0 440 1661
Merlin 0 19 100
Peregrine Falcon 0 23 44
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 5
Unknown Buteo 0 7 8
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 4
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 2671 45307 75362
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Dave Martin, Jeremy Hatt
Observers: Bob Pettit, Jeremy Hatt, John Winebrenner, Kory Renaud,
Linda Wladarski, Lisa Silvey
Visitors:
Many thanks to all the keen observers who helped the official counters
Jeremy Hatt and Dave Martin today, including Linda Wladarski, Kory Renaud,
Bob Pettit, John Winebrenner and Lisa Silvey from Indiana, Jim McCoy, Kit
McCann, Bob Hall-Brooks, Frank and Nancy from Michigan, Noel and Juliette
and Anthony Cunnington. All those keen eyes certainly made a difference.
Weather:
Pleasant conditions on the Tower with a nice clear day only clouding over
at the end and temperatures getting up to high teens by end of the
afternoon. Unfortunately the wind varied from S to SE and was relatively
brisk.
Raptor Observations:
Relatively slow day with only notable numbers of Turkey Vultures (2571) and
Red-tailed Hawks (47).
Non-raptor Observations:
The slow raptor day was compensated for in spades by the non raptor
sightings. The bird of the day was a NELSONS SPARROW found searching for
food in the reedy grass next to the pond by Kory Renaud and seen by many.
There were also good numbers of Red-winged Blackbirds (2540), American Crow
(389), Tree Swallows (230) and notable others including Eastern Meadowlark,
Horned Lark, American Pipit and Solitary Sandpiper bringing the total list
to 59. List at https://ebird.org/checklist/S60769338
Predictions:
Similar temperatures and slower winds from the SE will hopefully improve
conditions for migrating buteos. Partly cloudy skies should be ideal for
observation of higher flying raptors. It will be worth keeping a look out
for the Nelson's Sparrow as it was still present at 6pm today.
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Report submitted by Hugh Kent ([email protected])
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