Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 2 3403 68574 Osprey 0 0 26 Bald Eagle 3 43 185 Northern Harrier 16 90 597 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 139 7746 Cooper's Hawk 4 55 294 Northern Goshawk 0 2 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 178 584 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 5262 Red-tailed Hawk 24 1563 3084 Rough-legged Hawk 1 8 9 Golden Eagle 5 49 62 American Kestrel 0 3 1305 Merlin 0 7 124 Peregrine Falcon 0 11 99 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: 59 5551 87959 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Stasso, Jacob Observers: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent Visitors: We thank 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 were mild today with a low of 1 and a high of 4 C during observation hours. The morning consisted of clear skies with a west-north-westerly wind. The afternoon conditions shifted to overcast, stronger west-south-westerly winds and reduced visibility. Raptor Observations: Today consisted of a few nice surprises, thanks in part to the favourable winds in the morning. Today's raptors consisted of 2 Turkey Vultures, 16 Northern Harrier, 2 Sharpies, 4 Cooper's, 2 Red Shouldered, 24 Red Tails, and 3 Bald Eagles. We were delighted to also see 5 Golden Eagles throughout the mid morning and a light morph Rough Legged during the mid morning as well. Despite the strong start for Harriers/Golden Eagles and prays of a Swainson's Hawk, the last recorded raptor of the season was a Red Tail! It was a pleasure to be your Hawk Counter for this migration Season! Non-raptor Observations: Standard day for non-raptors with diverse marsh species present and an improvement in songbird abundance. The decline in Ring-Necked duck, Northern Shoveler, and American Coot continues in the marsh, while on the lake, Common Goldeneye and Canvasback are increasing in abundance. American Goldfinch movement continues to be high, today at 245. https://ebird.org/checklist/S98295349 Predictions: The season has come to an end. ======================================================================== 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