Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 4346 9101 11678
Osprey 2 4 34
Bald Eagle 31 52 217
Northern Harrier 19 76 512
Sharp-shinned Hawk 214 864 5827
Cooper's Hawk 20 44 171
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 7 15 15
Broad-winged Hawk 9 14 40246
Red-tailed Hawk 50 116 286
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 4
American Kestrel 67 105 1066
Merlin 0 5 92
Peregrine Falcon 0 7 48
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 2 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 4765 10408 60199
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Erik van den Kieboom
Observers: Baylana Hiebert, Chuck Sharbaugh, Hugh Kent,
Juliette Herdman, Liz Kent, Mike Jaber, Noel Herdman,
Paul Pratt, Peter Veighey
Visitors:
We would like to thank Mike, Noel, Chuck, Peter, Juliette, and Paul for
helping with the count today. We would also like to thank Lou, Toni,
Marcos, Robin, Karen, Kate, Guy, Barry, Bob, Megan, Alban, Heather,
Michelle, and Mel for visiting us today.
Weather:
Sunny with some cloud all day with a strong north wind throughout the count
period. Temperatures increased from 12 to 18C during the count period.
Raptor Observations:
Very good numbers moving through today, especially Turkey Vultures.
Vultures began moving in the late morning and steadily increased throughout
the count period. Good numbers of Sharp-shinned Hawks, Red-tailed Hawks,
and American Kestrels were on the move, in addition to lower numbers of
Cooper's, Red-shouldered, and Broad-winged Hawks.
Non-raptor Observations:
Including raptors, we observed 82 species of birds today. Some highlights
included an Orange-crowned Warbler and a few Pectoral Sandpipers. Today's
ebird list can be found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S278057664
Predictions:
Tomorrow we are expecting sunny skies with some cloud and moderate NE
winds. This should cause raptors to move over closer to the tower for the
majority of the day.
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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
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