Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 14 227 227
Osprey 0 16 16
Bald Eagle 1 79 79
Northern Harrier 9 229 229
Sharp-shinned Hawk 503 2623 2623
Cooper's Hawk 3 64 64
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 2 39585 39585
Red-tailed Hawk 0 66 66
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 27 566 566
Merlin 3 67 67
Peregrine Falcon 3 18 18
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: 565 43540 43540
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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, Juliette Herdman, Kitty Bradshaw, Liz Kent,
Mike Jaber, Noel Herdman, Patrick Tomlinson, Steve Wagner
Visitors:
Big thanks again to Bob, Mike, Liz, Kitty, Noel, Juliette, Patrick and
Steve for helping out with the count. We welcomed three school parties to
the tower, guided by Emily. It was good to see John and Linda on the tower
again. A few other visitors also enjoyed the view and birds from the tower.
Weather:
Wind light from west, some hazy cloud clearing in afternoon. Hot, reaching
30c just after midday.
Raptor Observations:
A Sharp-shinned Hawk (503) day today, with them making the majority of
raptors seen. Northern Harrier and all the falcons were also seen today.
Non-raptor Observations:
Nice little mixed flock of warblers and vireos seen on the willow in the
afternoon. The Blue Jays are starting to ramp up with 8,550 moving west
today. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S274102806
Predictions:
The moderate wind is forecast to have a northerly aspect until midday.
Mostly clear skies again with the temperature at a max of 24c. Hopefully
the Northwind will bring a few Broad wings to the tower.
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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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