Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 205 492 492
Osprey 2 22 22
Bald Eagle 11 98 98
Northern Harrier 25 276 276
Sharp-shinned Hawk 184 2990 2990
Cooper's Hawk 5 74 74
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 73 39886 39886
Red-tailed Hawk 15 82 82
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 33 676 676
Merlin 2 70 70
Peregrine Falcon 3 22 22
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 558 44688 44688
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Noel Herdman, Paul Gosselin
Observers: Corinne Allsop, Hugh Kent, Liz Kent, Michael St. Pierre,
Mike Jaber, Noel Herdman
Visitors:
Big thanks to Noel and Paul who were the official counters helped by Mike
J, Mike P, Corinne A, Hugh and Liz. It was good to meet Evelyn and Neil,
Michael and Paula from Ottawa, and Trevor and Ann from UK who all took a
great interest in the hawk watch.
Weather:
Wind started moderate from the north strengthening then turning East. Temp
reached 26c in the afternoon. Visibility was good under thin layer of
clouds.
Raptor Observations:
Turkey Vulture's (205) took the top spot today closely followed by
Sharp-shinned Hawks (184). A few kettles of Broad-winged hawk appeared
later in the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
American Pelican numbers continue to grow and 11980 Blue Jays flew past
going west. The list is at: https://ebird.org/checklist/S274531683
Predictions:
As the forecast for tomorrow is very like today we should get a similar mix
of raptors as today.
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Report submitted by Paul Gosselin ([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
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