Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 22, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 26 3378 68549 Osprey 0 0 26 Bald Eagle 1 37 179 Northern Harrier 1 60 567 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 132 7739 Cooper's Hawk 1 45 284 Northern Goshawk 0 2 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 165 571 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 5262 Red-tailed Hawk 59 1409 2930 Rough-legged Hawk 1 6 7 Golden Eagle 0 42 55 American Kestrel 0 3 1305 Merlin 0 7 124 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 98 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: 94 5296 87704 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Stasso, Jacob Observers: Noel Herdman 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 today were cold with starting temperatures below zero and raising to only a high of 3 C. However, sun was present with clear skies throughout whole day. Winds started off good with north-westerly and west-north-westerly winds, however these eventually shifted to westerly. Raptor Observations: Better day for raptor movement thanks to favourable conditions. Sightings include 26 Turkey Vultures, 1 Northern Harrier, 1 Cooper's Hawk, 2 Sharpies, and 1 Bald Eagle. Most notably buteos had a better day with 59 Red Tails, 3 Red Shoulders and a light morph Rough-legged flying over the marsh. Non-raptor Observations: Marsh count led diversity today with 17 Waterfowl species seen today, with the most notable being a flock of Canvasback and a White Winged Scoter on the lake. However duck abundance was somewhat lower compared to previous days. Songbird abundance and diversity was quite low, with American Goldfinch leading abundance at 375. https://ebird.org/checklist/S97943954 Predictions: Conditions are expected to be similar tomorrow with clear skies and steady wind, although colder, with a low of -3 during the day and a high of 3. Winds will be westerly throughout the day with a gradual shift to south-westerly, hopefully this does not impact raptor movement. ======================================================================== 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