Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 43 268 268 Osprey 0 12 12 Bald Eagle 5 71 71 Northern Harrier 7 114 114 Sharp-shinned Hawk 160 1802 1802 Cooper's Hawk 4 32 32 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 11 2094 2094 Red-tailed Hawk 1 78 78 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 9 360 360 Merlin 5 64 64 Peregrine Falcon 2 30 30 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: 247 4925 4925 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Liz Kent Visitors: We thank today's observers for their help 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: Today was a washout up to mid morning with rain. It cleared up though and remained sunny with scattered clouds for the rest of the day. The wind was fresh from the west, but sometimes with a northern element. The temperature remained in the high teens Raptor Observations: A good number of species today at 10, with Sharp-shinned Hawks leading the way with 160 seen. 43 Turkey Vultures passed by, together with 11 Broad-winged Hawks and 9 American Kestrels. All other species numbers were below 10. Non-raptor Observations: Numbers and species seen decreased across the board today. Except ducks which continue to increase. Blue Jay numbers were lower at 590, together with Tree Swallows at 143. It was good to see passing shorebirds; Black-bellied Plover and both Yellowleg species. An interesting point is that we haven't seen any sparrows from the Tower, so far this season. The eBird list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S95170950 Predictions: Tomorrow will be similar to this afternoon, except that the wind will be from the south-west. We are likely to continue seeing Sharp-shinned Hawks in numbers. Hopefully we will begin to see more buteos, it is getting close to the time that we should begin to see Red-shouldered Hawks. ======================================================================== 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