Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 1660 35834 38411
Osprey 1 12 42
Bald Eagle 9 171 336
Northern Harrier 26 183 619
Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 1719 6682
Cooper's Hawk 3 92 219
American Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 125 125
Broad-winged Hawk 0 19 40251
Red-tailed Hawk 28 591 761
Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 9 10
American Kestrel 1 175 1136
Merlin 1 8 95
Peregrine Falcon 0 17 58
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 17 18
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 2 3 3
Black Vulture 1 1 1
Total: 1755 38979 88770
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Erik van den Kieboom
Observers: Hugh Kent, Mike Jaber, Noel Herdman, Paul Gosselin,
Peter Veighey
Visitors:
We would like to thank Paul, Noel, Mike, and Peter for helping with the
count today. We would also like to thank Lou, Toni, and Michelle for
visiting us today.
Weather:
Cloudy with partial sun all day, with temperatures increasing from 14 to
22C during the count period. Winds were light and from the southeast all
day.
Raptor Observations:
Low numbers of raptors moving today, although decent numbers of Turkey
Vultures, Northern Harriers, and Red-tailed Hawks. Some highlights included
a Black Vulture and our first Rough-legged Hawk of the season.
Non-raptor Observations:
Including raptors, 69 species were observed today. Some highlights included
a Sora, a Northern Rough-winged Swallow, and over 1000 American White
Pelicans. Today's ebird list can be found here:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S279938989
Predictions:
Tomorrow should be cloudy with some sun and moderate SSW winds. This will
likely push most raptors away from the tower toward the north.
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Report submitted by Erik van den Kieboom ([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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