Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 08, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 5 54 54 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 12 12 Northern Harrier 2 27 27 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 11 11 Cooper's Hawk 0 4 4 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 92 92 Red-tailed Hawk 1 20 20 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 69 69 Merlin 0 6 6 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 4 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: 8 299 299 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jacob Stasso Observers: Hugh 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: Temperature remained stable at low to mid 20s, cloud level fluctuated from no clouds to partly cloudy. Winds were mainly westerly, remaining neutral for migrating raptors. Haze was present within the morning hours but not to a drastic extent. Raptor Observations: Raptor counts remained low for today with only 2 Northern Harriers, several Turkey Vultures, and 1 Red Tail. Resident Osprey, Bald Eagles, and Turkey vultures were also present. Non-raptor Observations: Nonraptor counts also remained low with high numbers only being in marsh residents and Cedar Waxwings, Canada Geese, and Starlings. Warbler species diversity has decreased and migratory insect remains low. Predictions: Weather conditions appear to remain the same as todays with a mild shift to North-Westerly winds, hopefully encouraging more flight movements of migrating raptors. ======================================================================== 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