Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 22, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 35 1052 59035
Osprey 0 1 44
Bald Eagle 1 91 567
Northern Harrier 8 145 916
Sharp-shinned Hawk 24 266 7543
Cooper's Hawk 11 103 399
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 21 148 470
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 40251
Red-tailed Hawk 222 1379 3030
Rough-legged Hawk 1 17 26
Golden Eagle 7 47 79
American Kestrel 0 1 1148
Merlin 0 23 133
Peregrine Falcon 0 13 80
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 21
Unknown Eagle 0 0 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 3
Black Vulture 0 0 1
Total: 330 3286 113749
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Paul Gosselin
Observers: Alessandra Kite, Corinne Allsop, Kiah Jasper,
Michael St. Pierre, Mike Jaber, Robin Smallwood
Visitors:
Thanks to Paul for being the official counter today, with much help
provided by Mike J., Corrine, Mike S.P., Robin, Kiah, and
Alessandra. Bryce also paid a visit to the tower today.
Weather:
A crisp and clear start to the count today, and ideal northwest winds. Wind
direction would eventually make its' way south however, slowing down the
raptor movement at the tower.
Raptor Observations:
Red-tailed Hawks once again took the top podium (222), with Turkey Vultures
(35), Sharp-shinned (24), Red-Shouldered (21), and Cooper's (11) rounding
out the top 5. Golden Eagles hit lucky number 7 today.
Non-raptor Observations:
24 Tundra Swans flew right over the tower to start the day, and ducks on
the marsh are still here in big numbers. Evening Grosbeaks are definitely
moving south this year, with 11 observed today. The eBird checklist can be
found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S285660960
Predictions:
Sunny and warmer, with wind direction predominantly from the west.
Hopefully a touch of north wind in the mix will bring more raptors closer
to the tower.
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Report submitted by Chad Cornish ([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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