Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 125 666 666
Osprey 0 25 25
Bald Eagle 15 118 118
Northern Harrier 24 338 338
Sharp-shinned Hawk 153 3727 3727
Cooper's Hawk 4 95 95
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 28 40017 40017
Red-tailed Hawk 1 87 87
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 69 794 794
Merlin 3 79 79
Peregrine Falcon 3 28 28
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 1 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 426 45975 45975
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Hugh Kent
Observers: Daniel Lee, Larry Ludwicki, Liz Kent, Mike Jaber,
Noel Herdman, Olga Klekner
Visitors:
Big thank you to Daniel, Larry, Liz, Mike, Noel and Olga for observing and
taking turns on the Blue Jay clickers!
Weather:
Wind was moderate initially from the north, but turning SW at midday.
Temperature rose to 26c mid afternoon. Scattered clouds all day, but hazy
at times reducing visibility.
Raptor Observations:
Sharp-shinned Hawks (153) again took the top spot, followed by Turkey
Vultures (125), American Kestrels (69) are beginning to increase and lets
hope that trend continues. A couple of Broad-winged Hawk (28) kettles has
brought their number past 40,000 for the season.
Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Jays (30690) continue to increase, and again a good number of Tree
Swallows (4045) were seen hawking low over the marsh in the morning.
American Pelican (69) numbers remain steady and duck diversity is on the
increase. The list is at: https://ebird.org/checklist/S275461285
Predictions:
A northern aspect is forecast for the light/moderate wind until Late
morning. Clear skies and mid 20s temperature may reduce the numbers
compared to today, but the mix will probably be the same. Lets hope
American Kestrels continue to increase.
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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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