Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 60 287 287
Osprey 4 20 20
Bald Eagle 8 87 87
Northern Harrier 22 251 251
Sharp-shinned Hawk 183 2806 2806
Cooper's Hawk 5 69 69
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 228 39813 39813
Red-tailed Hawk 1 67 67
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 77 643 643
Merlin 1 68 68
Peregrine Falcon 1 19 19
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: 590 44130 44130
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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, Ian Woodfield, John Hall, Juliette Herdman,
Kitty Bradshaw, Liz Kent, Mike Jaber, Noel Herdman,
Olga Klekner, Patrick Tomlinson, Steve Wagner
Visitors:
Big thanks to many observers and Counters assisting the Official counter
today: Bob, Ian, John, Juliette, Kitty, Liz, Mike, Noel, Olga, Patrick and
Steve. It was good to see Mel, Lou, Toni and Jim, Carol and Linda again. It
was good to meet Gareth, Dan and Adam who all took a great interest in the
many birds present today and in the Hawk Count.
Weather:
Light to moderate wind started from the north then turned south in early
afternoon. Mostly clear sky , more cloud in the afternoon. Temperature
reached 28c in the afternoon. Mostly clear but hazy around midday.
Raptor Observations:
Broad-winged Hawks (228) held the top spot today with a couple of very
distant kettles to the north. Sharp-shinned Hawks (183) followed a close
second. American Kestrel numbers (77) also improved. Eleven species seen
today.
Non-raptor Observations:
List diversity improved again, with a big number of Blue Jays (23,670)
keeping counters occupied. American Pelican (57) numbers continue to grow.
There was also a large flock of Tree Swallows (1500) hawking low over the
marsh. Very good number of Monarchs (327) seen today. The list is at
https://ebird.org/checklist/S274294161
Predictions:
Moderate wind mostly from the east tomorrow with cloudy skies and a
slightly lower temperature of 23c. Wind is not from a hugely favorable
direction, but let's hope we continue to see the smaller raptors,
particularly American Kestrels.
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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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