Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 3 3352 68523 Osprey 0 0 26 Bald Eagle 0 36 178 Northern Harrier 3 58 565 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 129 7736 Cooper's Hawk 1 42 281 Northern Goshawk 0 2 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 162 568 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 5262 Red-tailed Hawk 10 1349 2870 Rough-legged Hawk 0 5 6 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: 20 5197 87605 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Liz Kent 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: The day remained overcast with a moderate wind from the south. The temperature was around 4c all day. Visibility was generally good. Raptor Observations: As expected with this weather at this time of the season, the day was slow with just 10 Red-tailed Hawks, 3 Northern Harriers, 3 Sharp-shinned Hawks and a Cooper's Hawk. Most birds were well to the north. Non-raptor Observations: Ducks again dominated the list with a significant number of Ring-necked Ducks (6760) on the marsh, Green-winged Teal (155) numbers were up; they were flushed from their hiding place by a passing Bald Eagle. Blackbird numbers were up with Red-winged Blackbirds (250) passing in a single flock and Rusty Blackbirds (898) resting in the trees around the tower before moving west. American Goldfinch (295) and Cedar Waxwings (181) also passed regularly, going west. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S97848153 Predictions: Tomorrow's forecast is much the same as today, but with added showers. Raptor numbers will probably be much the same as today, maybe less depending on how much rain we get. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Hugh Kent (Hughnkent@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