Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 01, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 16 16 16 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 5 5 5 Northern Harrier 9 9 9 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 1 1 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 24 24 24 Red-tailed Hawk 14 14 14 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 45 45 45 Merlin 1 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1 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 Total: 117 117 117 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Jacob Stasso Observers: Elizabeth Kent, Hugh Kent Visitors: We thank all of today's observers 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: Warm clear day with consistent north/northeast winds, promoting raptor movement. Warm temperatures not exceeding mid-20s Celsius and very good visibility of over 20 km. Partly cloudy but mostly clear blue skies. Raptor Observations: Northern winds promoted observable raptor movement, with good amounts of Broad-winged (24), American Kestrel (45), Red-tailed (14) and Northern Harrier (9). A Merlin also made an appearance. Resident Bald Eagles and Osprey were also present. Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptor related observations included a variety of warblers including Cape-may, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, and Chestnut-sided. As well, large amounts of current resident marsh birds were also present such as Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, Double-crested Cormorants and Mute Swans. Cedar waxwings and American Goldfinches also made notable appearances. Many Tree Swallows were also present. Predictions: Tomorrow's weather conditions are expected to mirror todays, with the northernly winds promoting good raptor observation conditions. We expect to see similar raptors to what we saw today, including American Kestrels and Broad-winged hawks. Hopefully more Sharp-Shinneds also make an appearance. ======================================================================== 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