Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 12 3390 68561 Osprey 0 0 26 Bald Eagle 3 40 182 Northern Harrier 2 62 569 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 135 7742 Cooper's Hawk 2 47 286 Northern Goshawk 0 2 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 7 172 578 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 5262 Red-tailed Hawk 58 1467 2988 Rough-legged Hawk 0 6 7 Golden Eagle 0 42 55 American Kestrel 0 3 1305 Merlin 0 7 124 Peregrine Falcon 1 11 99 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: 88 5384 87792 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Stasso, Jacob Observers: Hugh Kent, 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 consisted of clear skies with no cloud cover, with a starting temperature of -3 and a high of 3. Winds started off favourable at a north-westerly direction but eventually shifted to south-westerly. Raptor Observations: A similar day of raptors to that of yesterday with the majority of activity being present during the north-westerly wind hours. Species that made an appearance include 12 Turkey Vultures, 2 Northern Harriers, 3 Sharpies, 2 Cooper's Hawks, 3 Bald Eagles, and 1 Peregrine Falcon. Buteos were also consistent with 58 Red Tails and 7 Red Shoulders. Non-raptor Observations: Diversity was also similar to that of yesterday, although with slightly less waterfowl abundance and species richness. Songbird activity continues to be low, with American Goldfinch movement slightly lower at 175 today. American Crow movement has reemerged with 570 seen moving today. The highlight of the day was a passing through flock of Sandhill Cranes that made a lap above the tower. https://ebird.org/checklist/S97987643 Predictions: Tomorrow it is expected to be slightly warmer with a low of 1 and a high of 8 C during observation hours. Skies are expected to be somewhat more cloudy however, and winds are anticipated to be a strong southerly for the whole day. Hopefully raptor movement will remain consistent despite these discouraging winds. ======================================================================== 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