Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 01, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 27 27 27
Osprey 1 1 1
Bald Eagle 2 2 2
Northern Harrier 2 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 2 2 2
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 25 25 25
Red-tailed Hawk 11 11 11
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 14 14 14
Merlin 1 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
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: 85 85 85
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Hugh Kent
Observers: Daniel Lee, Ian Woodfield, Liz Kent, Mike Jaber,
Noel Herdman, Paul Gosselin
Visitors:
Thanks to Liz, Noel, Mike, Paul, Daniel and Ian for help on the Tower. We
had about 20 visitors who showed an interest in the Count and it was good
to see Lizzi and Jason again.
Weather:
Clear skies initially, pleasant 16 deg, rising to 27 mid afternoon,
becoming progressively cloudier. Light to moderate wind from the NE, veers
to SE in afternoon
Raptor Observations:
Good start, with 25 Broad-winged Hawks. Mostly high to the north east.
Non-raptor Observations:
Good varied list of 61 species. Morning flyover of 14 Bobolink, probably an
underestimate. List at https://ebird.org/checklist/S270961727
Predictions:
Hopefully similar to today, but wind is predicted from the SE.
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Report submitted by Hugh Kent ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100
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