Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 2022
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 2741 7184 7184
Osprey 1 11 11
Bald Eagle 22 252 252
Northern Harrier 20 317 318
Sharp-shinned Hawk 304 3846 3846
Cooper's Hawk 8 91 92
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 54 65659 65659
Red-tailed Hawk 40 176 176
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 12 1392 1392
Merlin 0 59 59
Peregrine Falcon 3 52 52
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: 3205 79040 79042
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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, Jim McCoy, John Barnes, Juliette Herdman,
Karen Padbury, Liz Kent, Michelle Mastellotto, Mike Rajki,
Noel Herdman, Olga Klekner, Peter Veighey, Roland Klekner
Visitors:
Thank you to all our amazing counters and visitors today including Noel,
Juliette, Olga, Roland, John, Karen, Michelle, Peter, Judy, Jim, Dale,
David, Claire, and Brian! We had a great turnout today on the tower :)
Weather:
Another beautiful day on the tower. The morning was cool with northern
winds that persisted most of the day. The afternoon warmed up and was
partly cloudy.
Raptor Observations:
The highlight of today was the rivers of turkey vultures flying over the
tower. It seems as though broad-wing migration is slowing down, we had far
fewer numbers today than the rest of the week. This morning was
sharpie-mania with over 100 in some hours. A few harriers and peregrines
flew over as well, and many red-tailed hawks are starting to get the move
on!
Non-raptor Observations:
There were plenty of birds today. There were so many yellow-rumped
warblers! Many wood ducks and American coot were wading, and we even saw
black-bellied plover, dowitcher and Wilson's phalarope. Oh, also..
PELICANS! 10 of them flew over the tower and marsh for about 10 minutes and
gave everyone on the tower a great view. We had 50,000 blue jays.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S119724537
Predictions:
Tomorrow looks like another beautiful day to see the migration in action.
If you haven't visited yet, this nice weather might not last much longer,
so come out! Everyday there is something new and exciting to see on the
tower.
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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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