Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------
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 Total: 2821 13286 13286 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jacob Stasso ([email protected]) 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 -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines During the COVID-19 pandemic, all Ontario birders should be taking extra precautions and following local, provincial, and federal regulations regarding physical distancing and non-essential travel. To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
