Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 4 80 80 Osprey 3 4 4 Bald Eagle 2 19 19 Northern Harrier 10 47 47 Sharp-shinned Hawk 34 60 60 Cooper's Hawk 1 8 8 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 216 309 309 Red-tailed Hawk 4 33 33 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 61 191 191 Merlin 9 33 33 Peregrine Falcon 2 15 15 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: 346 799 799 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Jacob Stasso Observers: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent Visitors: We thank 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: Sky was consistently cloudy with cloud levels fluctuating from 50% to nearly 100% cloud cover. Temperature remained in mid 20's and visibility was good. Winds started as north-westerly but soon shifted to westerly by the time raptors appeared, therefore placing them at inland distances from the tower. Raptor Observations: Overall good day for raptor observations with the first observed kettle of broad-wings (around 200) observed far inland, as well as an abundance of Northern Harriers American Kestrels and Merlins. Migrating Osprey were also observed. Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptor observations consisted of large blackbird movements, moderate Warbler diversity, and a large abundance of White Egrets located within the marsh by the hunting lodge. An abundance of Northern Flickers and a family of Red-Headed Woodpeckers was also observed. Monarch movements were also high today at approx. 300 observations. https://ebird.org/checklist/S94706312 Predictions: Tomorrow it is expected to once again be partly cloudy and within the mid 20's. Winds are expected to be primarily Easterly in the morning followed by South-Easterly in the afternoon, hopefully allowing us to view more morning raptors as migration pressure builds. ======================================================================== 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