Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 38 38 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 9 9 Northern Harrier 3 20 20 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 4 4 Cooper's Hawk 0 3 3 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 87 87 Red-tailed Hawk 0 18 18 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 52 52 Merlin 0 4 4 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3 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: 4 238 238 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jacob Stasso Observers: Hugh Kent, Ian Woodfield, Liz Kent Visitors: We thank today's observers and those interested in the ongoing Hawk Count. There were many more visitors than hawks today! 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: Weather was consistent throughout the day with partly cloudy skies, temperature in the 20s to mid 20s and consistent westerly winds. Lack of consistent northerly wind counts likely impacted the amount of available raptors observed Raptor Observations: Rather slow day for raptors with only 4 sitings: 3 Northern Harriers and 1 American Kestrel. No buteos or accipiters reported. Resident raptors were present throughout the day including resident Bald Eagles and resident osprey. Non-raptor Observations: Day saw relatively large numbers of swallows (Purple Martins and Tree Swallows), European Starlings, and resident marsh birds. Warbler and vireo presence remains stable, with Blackpoll, Yellow, Cape may, and Nashville warblers reported as well as Red-eye, Philadelphia, and Warbling Vireos. https://ebird.org/checklist/S94236708 Predictions: Temperature and cloud level is expected to be the same as today's conditions. Wind is expected to be north-westerly, hopefully bringing in a stronger northerly component to promote raptor movements. ======================================================================== 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