Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Turkey Vulture 1696 3852 3852
Osprey 1 17 17
Bald Eagle 0 80 80
Northern Harrier 26 172 172
Sharp-shinned Hawk 365 3129 3129
Cooper's Hawk 11 79 79
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 692 5111 5111
Red-tailed Hawk 11 125 125
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 12 586 586
Merlin 1 88 88
Peregrine Falcon 4 45 45
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
Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Stasso, Jacob
Observers: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent, Renaud, Kory
Visitors:
We especially thank all today's observers for their great effort today 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 shifted from partly cloudy to clear skies with temperatures rising
from mid-teens to mid-20 degrees throughout the day. Morning winds were
first light northerly but by afternoon this shifted to a dead southerly
wind. Visibility was good.
Raptor Observations:
Good day for buteos were around 700 Broad-wings, a fair amount of Red-tails
(11) and the first season recordings of Red-shouldered hawks (2). Northerly
winds likely contributed to our success with buteos, with the afternoon
southerly winds likely pushing the majority of buteos out of optimal
observation distance. Although all 3 falcons were seen, it was a relatively
poor day for them in all three species. Turkey Vulture numbers were high
(1696) and consistent from mid-morning to the afternoon. Northern Harriers
also had a good day at around 26 sightings. Lastly, Sharpie numbers were
strong (365) but lower then yesterday's.
Non-raptor Observations:
Today's non-raptor count saw a return to large diversities of
passing-through Warbler species (around 11 species), as well as increasing
waterfowl diversity/numbers. Large movements of American Goldfinch (500),
Blue Jay (34400), and blackbirds were observed. Monarch movement numbers
were observed to be 45. Checklist;
https://ebird.org/checklist/S95353513
Predictions:
Conditions tomorrow are expected to be the same as conditions inn the
morning of today, with mostly clear sunny skies and
northerly/north-easterly winds. This will hopefully promote rising buteo
numbers and encourage more movement in all raptors. Therefore continuation
of the Broad Wing and Turkey Vulture trends are expected.
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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