Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 117 1034 5911 Osprey 0 0 17 Bald Eagle 0 1 83 Northern Harrier 9 26 229 Sharp-shinned Hawk 109 286 3634 Cooper's Hawk 2 7 89 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 5 Broad-winged Hawk 2 7 5248 Red-tailed Hawk 2 12 147 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 12 637 Merlin 0 0 90 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 53 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: 243 1389 16143 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Stasso, Jacob Observers: Klekner, Olga, Noel Herdman, Olga Klekner, Scott Fauteux Visitors: We thank all 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: Weather was consistently clear and sunny throughout the day with some clouds rolling in towards the afternoon. Wind was a weak southerly/south-westerly wind, potentially impeding raptor movements. Visibility was good. Raptor Observations: Surprisingly slow day for raptors with only 117 Turkey Vultures, 109 Sharpies and 2 Broad Wings. Harriers were preset but not in stronger numbers in recent days (9). Poor day for falcons with only one Kestrel and one Peregrine. Total movement was slow in the morning, increase towards late morning/noon and then dropped off. Non-raptor Observations: Large movements of Blue Jays (20250) and blackbirds continue. Marsh diversity remains high with larger amounts of Ring Necked Duck and Northern Shoveler seen. Warbler diversity was lower today. Tree Swallows were present in relatively large numbers hawking over marsh. https://ebird.org/checklist/S95501258 Predictions: Tomorrow it is expected to be consistently rainy with a souther-westerly wind. This is likely to hamper raptor movements, especially in Turkey Vultures and buteos. Thunderstorms are expected in the afternoon. ======================================================================== 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