Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 5224 14325 16902
Osprey 2 6 36
Bald Eagle 21 73 238
Northern Harrier 13 89 525
Sharp-shinned Hawk 108 972 5935
Cooper's Hawk 8 52 179
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 10 25 25
Broad-winged Hawk 1 15 40247
Red-tailed Hawk 43 159 329
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 4
American Kestrel 5 110 1071
Merlin 0 5 92
Peregrine Falcon 1 8 49
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 1 3 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 5437 15845 65636
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Erik van den Kieboom
Observers: Baylana Hiebert, Hugh Kent, Liz Kent, Mike Jaber,
Noel Herdman
Visitors:
We would like to thank Noel, Mike, Juliette, Baylana, and Jude for helping
with the count today. We would also like to thank Marcos, Lou, Toni, David,
Mel, Yvonne, and Fern for visiting us today.
Weather:
Sunny, clear skies all day with temperatures increasing from 9 to 20C
during the count period. Strong NE winds in the morning switching to a
light south wind by the end of the period.
Raptor Observations:
Large numbers of Turkey Vultures were moving late morning/early afternoon,
along with good numbers of Sharp-shinned Hawks and Red-tailed Hawks.
Non-raptor Observations:
Including raptors, we observed 79 species of birds. Some highlights
included 3 Red-headed Woodpeckers and lots of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers
migrating. Today's ebird list can be found here:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S278213789
Predictions:
Tomorrow's conditions should be sunny with partial cloud and a moderate SW
wind. This will likely push raptors further away from the tower, making
viewing conditions unfavourable.
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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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