Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 101 369 369 Osprey 0 12 12 Bald Eagle 0 71 71 Northern Harrier 8 122 122 Sharp-shinned Hawk 229 2031 2031 Cooper's Hawk 7 39 39 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 5 2099 2099 Red-tailed Hawk 0 78 78 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 61 421 421 Merlin 10 74 74 Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 421 5346 5346 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 0 hours Official Counter: Stasso, Jacob Observers: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent, Tomlinson, Patrick 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: Clear day with partly clouds and sunny conditions. Temperatures increased from mid teens in the morning to mid 20's in the afternoon. Wind was a strong south-westerly in the morning with it dying down and becoming southerly in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: Good day for accipiters and falcons, where 200+ Sharp Shinned hawks were recorded throughout the day and consistent numbers of both American Kestrels (61) and Merlin (10). Northern harriers, Cooper's Hawks and Broad-wings were also present. Turkey Vultures appear to be migrating in larger numbers. Non-raptor Observations: Slow day for Warblers and thrushes, however Blue Jay movements were quite high at approx. 9900. Duck diversity is still high with increasing numbers of waterfowl on the marsh today. Attached is checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S95222738 Predictions: Stronger south-westerly winds are expected tomorrow which could impact already low buteo movement. Temperatures and sunny conditions are expected to be similar tomorrow as it was today. Accipiter and falcon movements are expected to be the same with similar numbers as to recorded today. ======================================================================== 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