Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 22 152 152
Osprey 3 15 15
Bald Eagle 12 65 65
Northern Harrier 19 148 148
Sharp-shinned Hawk 248 1055 1055
Cooper's Hawk 16 43 43
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 5719 10393 10393
Red-tailed Hawk 6 56 56
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 48 395 395
Merlin 5 52 52
Peregrine Falcon 4 13 13
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: 6102 12387 12387
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Chad Cornish, Noel Herdman
Observers: Chad Cornish, Kitty Bradshaw, Noel Herdman,
Patrick Tomlinson, Steve Wagner
Visitors:
A big thank you to Noel, Kitty, Patrick, Steve, and Olga for their immense
assistance. There were very few visitors on the tower today.
Weather:
Another foggy start, with winds beginning in the northeast. Temperatures
soared into the low 30s by mid-afternoon, and the wind would eventually
shift southeast.
Raptor Observations:
The day started off with a good flow of Sharp-shinned Hawks (248). A
reduction in American Kestrels (48), but a large uptick in Cooper's Hawks
(16). A Peregrine Falcon also flew low over the tower, but the star of the
show today were Broad-winged Hawks. Betwen 10:00-11:00EST, Noel's eagle-eye
spotted the first kettle forming to the north (4470). A second kettle would
appear right behind it (1080), and a third much smaller kettle arrived
later in the afternoon.
Non-raptor Observations:
Very little songbird activity again this morning, and the marsh was also
much quieter today. The eBird list can be found here:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S273614840
Predictions:
Sunny and slightly cooler, with winds out of the northeast all day.
Hopefully the Broad-winged Hawks will keep coming, and all other raptors
will follow suit.
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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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