Holiday Beach Hawk Watch - 20 Sep 1987
20Sep87 Holiday Beach, Ont.
0900 hrs. Arrived at the park to watch the annual hawk migration. Weather was mostly cloudy, cool, 60F. A hint of rain is in the air.
Observed approximately 800 Sharp-shinned Hawks flying west over the lake, about 1500-2000 Blue Jays, 100 or so American Kestrels, 15 or so Osprey, 1 Rough-legged Hawk, 1000 Broad-winged Hawks flying in kettles out over the horizon, as well as numerous Chimney Swifts, American Goldfinches, Double-crested Cormorants, and Northern Harriers.
Observed approximately 800 Sharp-shinned Hawks flying west over the lake, about 1500-2000 Blue Jays, 100 or so American Kestrels, 15 or so Osprey, 1 Rough-legged Hawk, 1000 Broad-winged Hawks flying in kettles out over the horizon, as well as numerous Chimney Swifts, American Goldfinches, Double-crested Cormorants, and Northern Harriers.
Holiday Beach CA--Hawk Tower, Essex, Ontario, CA
Sep 20, 1987 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Historical sightings. 0900 HRS. ARRIVED AT THE PARK TO WATCH THE ANNUAL HAWK MIGRATION. WEATHER WAS MOSTLY CLOUDY, COOL, 60F. A HINT OF RAIN IS IN THE AIR. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 800 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS FLYING WEST OVER THE LAKE, ABOUT 1500-2000 BLUE JAYS, 100 OR SO KESTRELS, 15 OR SO OSPREY, 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 1000 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS FLYING IN KETTLES OUT OVER THE HORIZON, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS CHIMNEY SWIFTS, GOLFINCHES, CORMORANTS, AND HARRIERS. HawkCount results are: Day's Raptor Counts
TV OS BE NH SS CH NG RS BW RT RL GE AK ML PG UA UB UE UF UR Total
1 13 1 10 1070 1 0 0 809 4 1 0 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2019
Observation
Start Time 06:15:00
Observation
End Time 15:00:00
Official
Counter Allen Chartier
Observers Bob Pettit
10 species
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 1
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 2
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 15
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 1000 See HawkCount results in Comments section. 1070 was official number
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) 1000
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) 1 See Comments section
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 109 see HawkCount results in Comments
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1500 1500-2000 seen
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 1
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Sep 20, 1987 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Historical sightings. 0900 HRS. ARRIVED AT THE PARK TO WATCH THE ANNUAL HAWK MIGRATION. WEATHER WAS MOSTLY CLOUDY, COOL, 60F. A HINT OF RAIN IS IN THE AIR. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 800 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS FLYING WEST OVER THE LAKE, ABOUT 1500-2000 BLUE JAYS, 100 OR SO KESTRELS, 15 OR SO OSPREY, 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 1000 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS FLYING IN KETTLES OUT OVER THE HORIZON, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS CHIMNEY SWIFTS, GOLFINCHES, CORMORANTS, AND HARRIERS. HawkCount results are: Day's Raptor Counts
TV OS BE NH SS CH NG RS BW RT RL GE AK ML PG UA UB UE UF UR Total
1 13 1 10 1070 1 0 0 809 4 1 0 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2019
Observation
Start Time 06:15:00
Observation
End Time 15:00:00
Official
Counter Allen Chartier
Observers Bob Pettit
10 species
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 1
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 2
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 15
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 1000 See HawkCount results in Comments section. 1070 was official number
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) 1000
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) 1 See Comments section
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 109 see HawkCount results in Comments
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1500 1500-2000 seen
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
