Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1 55 55 Osprey 1 1 1 Bald Eagle 4 16 16 Northern Harrier 0 27 27 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 14 14 Cooper's Hawk 1 5 5 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 92 92 Red-tailed Hawk 3 23 23 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 23 92 92 Merlin 0 6 6 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 4 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: 36 335 335 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Jacob Stasso Observers: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent Visitors: We thank today's observers 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: Temperatures were low compared to prior days, with daily high fluctuating around 20 degrees. Clouds were also consistently present throughout the day. Winds were a constant North-westerly. Raptor Observations: More raptors reported then past hawk watch days with notable occurrences of American Kestrel, Red-Tailed Hawks, Bald Eagles, and Sharp-Shinned. Numbers in all species are still relatively low. Resident raptors were also present throughout the day. Non-raptor Observations: Day consisted of large movements of Purple Martin (200+), Chimney Swift (90), and American Goldfinch (approx. 120). Songbirds around tower were not active until wind reached a calm state towards the end of the day. A diverse array of Warblers are still present. Monarch numbers have increased as compared to previous days but are not at huge numbers. https://ebird.org/checklist/S94428820 Predictions: Winds tomorrow are expected to start off North-Westerly with a gradual shift to westerly and then south-westerly by the afternoon. Hopefully the northerly wind components promote raptor movement within the morning before it shifts south. ======================================================================== 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