Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 33 541 541 Osprey 1 25 25 Bald Eagle 0 103 103 Northern Harrier 18 314 314 Sharp-shinned Hawk 120 3574 3574 Cooper's Hawk 3 91 91 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 9 39989 39989 Red-tailed Hawk 2 86 86 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 32 725 725 Merlin 0 76 76 Peregrine Falcon 1 25 25 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: 219 45549 45549 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent, Mike Jaber Observers: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent Visitors: Big thanks to Mike and Hugh for being the official counters and for Liz observing. It was good to meet Michaela and Loyd from BC, James and Ronny from Sarnia, and Bill from Harrow, who all took a great interest in the Hawk Watch. Weather: Winds moderate generally from the south with overcast skies. Temperature reached 28 C. in the afternoon. Visibility limited due to haze. Raptor Observations: Sharp-shined hawks(120) today took top spot trailed by Turkey Vultures (33) and American Kestrel(32). Happy to see (9) Broad-wing Hawks. Non-raptor Observations: More species of duck appeared today. Blue jay numbers (12,110)continue to grow. A huge flock of Tree Swallows (12,000) was seen early morning hawking low over the marsh. The list is at: https://ebird.org/checklist/S275122189 Predictions: Rain is forecast for most of the day. The Hawk Watch may not happen if rain is heavy which would be unfortunate because the north winds are favorable for migration. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Peter Veighey ([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 -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
