Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 3334 68505 Osprey 0 0 26 Bald Eagle 1 34 176 Northern Harrier 3 50 557 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 118 7725 Cooper's Hawk 2 39 278 Northern Goshawk 0 1 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 151 557 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 5262 Red-tailed Hawk 1 1197 2718 Rough-legged Hawk 0 5 6 Golden Eagle 0 42 55 American Kestrel 0 3 1305 Merlin 0 7 124 Peregrine Falcon 0 9 97 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: 7 4990 87398 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Stasso, Jacob Observers: Hugh Kent, Jim McCoy, 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 the temperature was mild with a high of 12 C. Day was primarily overcast with reduced visibility due to fog and a consistent southerly wind. Raptor Observations: As a result of these weather conditions, raptor movement was significantly low with the only raptor movement observed being in the morning hours of today. The only raptors seen were 3 Northern Harriers, 2 Cooper's Hawk, 1 Red Tail, and 1 Bald Eagle. Non-raptor Observations: Another moderately diverse day for non-raptors, with marsh birds and waterfowl driving abundance and diversity. Marsh numbers remain the same as yesterday, with a fly over by Tundra Swans making for a nice surprise. Another surprise was a raft of Red-Breasted Mergansers nearby on the lake. Songbird activity was low, with the only notable movement being Cedar Waxwings at 500 observed. https://ebird.org/checklist/S97714393 Predictions: Although colder tomorrow with a high of 6 C, other weather conditions are expected to improve with partly sunny skies throughout the day and a westerly wind. Hopefully this will bring back raptor movement to normal levels. ======================================================================== 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