Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 03, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 42 42
Osprey 0 2 2
Bald Eagle 0 3 3
Northern Harrier 8 17 17
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 2 2
Cooper's Hawk 1 4 4
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 39 39
Red-tailed Hawk 0 13 13
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 17 17
Merlin 1 3 3
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1
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: 13 143 143
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Chad Cornish
Observers: Bob Hall-Brooks, Chip Ogglesby, Hugh Kent, Liz Kent,
Noel Herdman
Visitors:
Thanks to Chad for being the official counter today, and thanks to Chip,
Noel, and Bob for helping with the count today. Caine (Illinois), Dennis,
Sharon and Al (Pt. Colborne) all took a keen interest in the migration
today.
Weather:
Warm and mostly clear skies with minimal wind.
Raptor Observations:
First of the season Peregrine and Northern Harrier topped the list (8).
Non-raptor Observations:
List can be found here https://ebird.org/checklist/S271312113
Good diversity warblers; Blue-winged Teal, Hairy Woodpecker,
Red-breasted Merganser first of the season.
Predictions:
Wind is predicted to be from the northwest and temps a bit cooler, so
hopefully a better turnout of raptors.
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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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