Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 29, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 1115 59098 Osprey 0 1 44 Bald Eagle 4 101 577 Northern Harrier 6 162 933 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 281 7558 Cooper's Hawk 2 113 409 American Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 160 482 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 40251 Red-tailed Hawk 3 1428 3079 Rough-legged Hawk 0 17 26 Golden Eagle 0 52 84 American Kestrel 0 1 1148 Merlin 0 25 135 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: 16 3469 113932 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Paul Gosselin Observers: Kate Fairbairn, Mike Jaber, Robin Smallwood Visitors: Thanks to Paul Gosselin, Mike Jaber, Robin Smallwood, and Kate Fairbairn for helping out with the count amidst the cold and cloudy conditons today. Weather: The day temperature started at a low of -2°C (real feel of -8°C) eventually climbing to 0°C. Winds consistently stayed lower than 5kph with direction fluctuating from NW to NNE to S. The skies were cloudy all day maintaining a steady barometric pressure between 30.30 and 30.22 in of Hg. The Humidity jumped considerably from 41 to 62% regardless of the cold dry day. Raptor Observations: Northern Harriers (6) took the top spot today ahead of the Bald Eagles (4), Red-tailed Hawks (3), Cooper's Hawks (2) and the lone Sharp Shinned Hawk. Low numbers but still some diversity. Non-raptor Observations: Nearing the end of the season we still have our dedicated Belted Kingfisher that is still lingering about, along with the movement of American Goldfinches (172) and Horned Larks (62). Highlight of the day, other than the biting cold temperature, was the lone DC Cormorant leading a flock of American White Pelicans (34) - times are a changin'. 59 species were recorded from the tower today. eBird checklist available here - https://ebird.org/checklist/S286691617 Predictions: Tomorrow shows a consistent 2°C temperature (real feel of -6°C) with a bit of morning snow (0-1cm) and steady cloud cover. Wind speed will be between 28-33kph, with gusts up to 46kph at times and wind direction gradually moving from SW to W throughout the day. Not the best conditions for any kind of migration. Humidity will be much higher than today, probably from the added precipitation. Good luck to all those observing on the tower tomorrow and thanks for a great Hawk Count season! ======================================================================== Report submitted by ([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 -- 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 To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
