Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 2993 45698 47595
Osprey 1 2 23
Bald Eagle 15 138 265
Northern Harrier 11 195 718
Sharp-shinned Hawk 340 2214 7585
Cooper's Hawk 4 77 167
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 25 232 233
Broad-winged Hawk 0 72 4330
Red-tailed Hawk 63 865 1237
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 13 13
American Kestrel 12 314 1686
Merlin 0 14 71
Peregrine Falcon 0 33 74
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
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2
Total: 3464 49868 64000
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Hugh Kent
Observers: Chuck Sharbaugh, John Winebrenner, Karen Padbury,
Linda Goodhue, Lisa Silvey, Liz Kent, Michael Arthurs,
Mike Jaber, Paul Gosselin, Peter Veighey
Visitors:
Enjoyed the company of Karen, Liz, Peter, Paul, Michael, John and Lisa,
Chuck, Mike and Linda who were a great help with observing and counting
today. It was great to see Mike again who stayed with us all day, helping
with the count. It was good to see Dennis from Michigan and to meet Steve
and Garry from Chatham.
Weather:
Another cold start at 4c, gradually warming up to 14c by mid afternoon.
Clear blue skies for most of the day with a moderate north westerly wind.
Pressure was more or less steady throughout the day and the visibility was
good.
Raptor Observations:
A quieter day today but with reasonable numbers of Turkey Vultures (2993)
on the move, mostly to the north of the Tower, sometimes very high. They
were accompanied by Red-tailed Hawks (63) and Red-shouldered Hawks (25) in
reduced numbers compared to yesterday. Sharp-shinned Hawks (340) again had
a good showing peaking mid morning with over 100 in an hour.
Non-raptor Observations:
The American White Pelicans (339) again kept us amused constantly on the
move around the marsh in search of fish and then sometimes flying around
seemingly just for the enjoyment of it. A large movement of Red-winged
Blackbirds (5900) happened until mid morning, most we have seen so far this
season. Duck numbers are stable with the exception of Ring-necked Duck (68)
which were in reduced numbers today. The list is at
https://ebird.org/checklist/S199174680
Predictions:
Light winds initially from the north west moving to south west by midday
are forecast together with clear skies. Temperature starts at a low 3c but
increases to 14c by the mid afternoon. We will probably have a similar mix
to today, with possibly reduced numbers. Lets hope that the Buteos continue
to accompany the Turkey Vultures.
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Report submitted by Hugh Kent ([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
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