Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 13 2925 68096 Osprey 0 0 26 Bald Eagle 1 25 167 Northern Harrier 10 26 533 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 86 7693 Cooper's Hawk 2 22 261 Northern Goshawk 0 0 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 74 480 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 5262 Red-tailed Hawk 45 797 2318 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 2 Golden Eagle 3 22 35 American Kestrel 0 2 1304 Merlin 0 5 122 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 92 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: 88 3989 86397 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Stasso, Jacob Observers: Dave Martin, Hugh Kent, Linda Wladarski, 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: Today started with partly cloudy skies but eventually became full overcast. Temperatures rose to about 14 C but then fell slightly as cloud cover rolled in to 12 C. Fog was present throughout the day in periodic intervals, slightly reducing visibility. Wind was a light north-easterly. Raptor Observations: Despite north-easterly winds, today was another slow day for raptors. Only 13 Turkey Vultures were present as well as single digits of Sharpies, Cooper's, and Bald Eagles. Harriers continue to be slightly higher with 10 today. Buteos were once again slow with only 45 Red Tails and 6 Red Shoulders. 3 immature Golden Eagles made an appearance at around noon. Non-raptor Observations: Another diverse non-raptor day with high species in the marsh, a nice find were flocks of flying Canvasback, and slightly higher species of passerines such as in sparrows and finches. Large Goldfinch (230) movement and Eastern BlueBird movement (61) was observed. Crow migration has once again elevated with around 6300 passing over today. Blackbird movement was consistent with past days. A single monarch was seen today! https://ebird.org/checklist/S97367677 Predictions: Tomorrow it is expected to start cooler, at 8 C, with temperatures rising to 12 C as the sky moves from partly cloudy to clear sun. Winds are expected to start north-easterly with the potential of shifting easterly by the day's end. Hopefully clear skies and northerly wind components bring in more raptors! ======================================================================== 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