Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 21 213 213
Osprey 1 16 16
Bald Eagle 0 78 78
Northern Harrier 37 220 220
Sharp-shinned Hawk 474 2120 2120
Cooper's Hawk 2 61 61
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 435 39583 39583
Red-tailed Hawk 0 66 66
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 22 539 539
Merlin 7 64 64
Peregrine Falcon 0 15 15
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: 999 42975 42975
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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: Bob Hall-Brooks, Karen Padbury, Kitty Bradshaw, Liz Kent,
Mike Jaber, Noel Herdman, Patrick Tomlinson, Peter Veighey,
Steve Wagner, Tim Jarrold
Visitors:
Thanks to a whole rake of people who assisted with the count: Bob, Karen,
Kitty, Liz, Mike, Noel, Patrick, Peter, Steve and Tim, making the Official
Counter's job a lot easier. It was good to see Christine again, together
with John,Claire and Brian and Josh who all enjoyed spotting birds and the
spectacle of the start of Blue Jay migration. It was also good to meet
Rosemary and Darrel from Waterlooville and Brian and Penny.
Weather:
Similar to yesterday with light winds from the north turning south just
before midday. Temperature rose to an uncomfortable 28c. Clear skies for
most of morning with partial cloud in the afternoon. Hazy at times.
Raptor Observations:
A good day with just below a thousand raptors seen. Sharp-shinned Hawks
(474) took the top spot with Broad-winged Hawks (435) following closely.
Reasonable numbers of Northern Harrier (37) and American Kestrels (22) were
counted over the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Slightly better diversity today but still a lack of warblers and vireos. No
sparrows as well. But American Pelicans showed up again, so it can't be all
bad. 68 Monarchs seen (same as yesterday). The list is at
https://ebird.org/checklist/S273940755
Predictions:
Tomorrow's forecast is for clear skies accompanied by a moderate wind from
the west. Temperatures rising to 25c similar to today. As the wind is from
the west big numbers of Broadwings are unlikely, but hopefully
Sharp-shinned and kestrels will continue to move.
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Report submitted by Hugh Kent ([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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