Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2022
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 142 8323 15507
Osprey 0 1 12
Bald Eagle 0 29 281
Northern Harrier 2 68 386
Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 983 4829
Cooper's Hawk 0 46 138
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 79 80
Broad-winged Hawk 0 42 65701
Red-tailed Hawk 0 405 581
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 323 1715
Merlin 0 8 67
Peregrine Falcon 1 8 60
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 158 10317 89359
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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: Bob Hall-Brooks, Hugh Kent, Michelle Mastellotto,
Olga Klekner, Paul Pratt, Peter Veighey
Visitors:
Thank you to all of our visitors today including Paul, Michelle, Peter,
Bob, Chip, and Olga.
Weather:
The weather today was warm and clear with mostly Southerly winds. The wind
was very weak and as a result many non-raptor species were spotted today
from the tower.
Raptor Observations:
There is very little to report on the raptor front today. The weak and
south winds kept most of the raptors north of us. This morning we spotted a
few sharp-shinned hawks, harriers, and a peregrine who caught a fancy tree
swallow breakfast. Later In the day we spotted a kettle of turkey vultures
far to the north, but not much after that.
Non-raptor Observations:
The lack of wind and raptors gave us another opportunity to spot some
non-raptor species. New species today include marsh wren, hermit thrush and
dark-eyed junco. There were lots of bugs around today and this caused
hundreds of swallows, ring-billed gulls, herring gulls and Bonaparte's
gulls to swarm over the marsh. Quite a sight!
https://ebird.org/checklist/S120018440
Predictions:
Tomorrow will be another warm day with southwest winds. We may not see
large numbers of raptors, but you never know! Regardless, there is always
something to see from the tower to keep things interesting. Always worth a
visit!
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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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