Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2022
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 47 78 78
Osprey 3 7 7
Bald Eagle 27 74 74
Northern Harrier 10 52 53
Sharp-shinned Hawk 138 155 155
Cooper's Hawk 3 14 15
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 3361 3611 3611
Red-tailed Hawk 14 40 40
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 67 187 187
Merlin 4 12 12
Peregrine Falcon 8 14 14
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: 3682 4244 4246
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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: Hugh Kent, Karen Padbury, Klekner, Olga, Nicole Shangi,
Noel Herdman, Padbury, Karen, Roland Klekner
Visitors:
We thank Karen, Roland, Olga and Noel for their exceptional spotting skills
today. We very much appreciated all the extra eyes on the skies!
Weather:
The weather was beautiful today. Warm, partly cloudy with a north wind.
Raptor Observations:
There were a large number of raptors today. The highlight was the large
kettles of Broad-winged Hawks flying over the tower. We also observed early
migrants of Turkey Vultures. The first groups of Sharpies flew over all
day.
Non-raptor Observations:
The pair of Sandhill Cranes made an appearance today. There were also lots
of Cedar Waxwings and American Goldfinch like yesterday.
See here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S118296079
Predictions:
Hopefully tomorrow will be similar today in weather, bringing even more
Broad-wings and other migrants.
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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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