Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 888 888 66059 Osprey 0 0 26 Bald Eagle 10 10 152 Northern Harrier 2 2 509 Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 14 7621 Cooper's Hawk 2 2 241 Northern Goshawk 0 0 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 9 9 415 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 5262 Red-tailed Hawk 158 158 1679 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1 Golden Eagle 3 3 16 American Kestrel 1 1 1303 Merlin 2 2 119 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 89 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 Black Vulture 0 0 1 Total: 1090 1090 83498 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Stasso, Jacob Observers: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent Visitors: We thank all today's observers for their efforts and those interested in the ongoing Hawk Count. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, access to the top level of Hawk Tower is limited to hawk counters and qualified observers only. The 2nd and lower levels are open to the public practising COVID-19 safe precautions (social distancing). Thank you for your understanding and involvement. Weather: Temperatures started off around 7 degrees C, rising to a high of 11 C. Today was consistently partly cloudy with dominant westerly winds. Visibility was good, with no fog or haze. Raptor Observations: Westerly winds likely prevented the raptors' movement directly over the tower, with most appearing far north. Turkey Vultures had a stable day at 888, while Sharpies continue to be on the decline at 14 observed today. Decent day for buteos with 158 Red Tails but only 9 Red Shoulders. A number of migrating Bald Eagles were observed today with 10 total sightings. 3 Golden Eagles were seen, an adult at 10:34, and two immatures, one at 12:37 and one at 12:54. Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptor count was stable today with continuing diverse marsh counts and migrating blackbirds. Blue Jay migration remains significantly low with only 120. Crow migration continues with today at 1670. A nice surprise today was a flock of 5 Trumpeter Swans swimming in the marsh and then flying west. https://ebird.org/checklist/S97001372 Predictions: Tomorrow it is expected to be colder with a low of 2 C and a high of 8 C. For the most part it is partly cloudy, however there is a chance of rain throughout the day, potentially threatening raptor movements. Winds will remain similar as today's with strong westerly winds. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jacob Stasso (jacobstasso@gmail.com) 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-2021