Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 692 1767 4344 Osprey 0 0 30 Bald Eagle 1 5 170 Northern Harrier 14 32 468 Sharp-shinned Hawk 126 250 5213 Cooper's Hawk 10 13 140 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 2 5 40237 Red-tailed Hawk 34 50 220 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 1 2 American Kestrel 7 18 979 Merlin 1 1 88 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 43 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 891 2146 51937 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Erik van den Kieboom Observers: Baylana Hiebert, Hugh Kent, Liz Kent Visitors: Thank you to Dan, Peter, Judy, Dennis, and Marianne for visiting us today! Weather: Sunny with partial cloud all day, with a temperature between 13 and 25C throughout the day. Wind direction started in the northeast in the morning and gradually shifted to a southeast wind by the end of the day. Wind speed decreased throughout the day as the wind shifted southward. Raptor Observations: Good movement of Sharp-shinned Hawks, Red-tailed Hawks, and Turkey Vultures today. Other notable highlights included the first Red-shouldered Hawks of the season, and a Golden Eagle. Raptor movement was initially concentrated closer to the lakeshore, but moved further inland as the wind shifted to the southeast. Non-raptor Observations: Strong movement of Blue Jays throughout the day, though less than yesterday. Other noteworthy observations included Rusty Blackbird, Palm Warbler, Pine Siskins, and a late Least Flycatcher. Predictions: Tomorrow we are expecting clear skies and warm temperatures with SSW winds. Raptors will likely be moving further inland, and this combined with blue skies means they'll be more distant and harder to see. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Erik van den Kieboom ([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.
