Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 1 508 508
Osprey 1 24 24
Bald Eagle 0 103 103
Northern Harrier 11 296 296
Sharp-shinned Hawk 74 3454 3454
Cooper's Hawk 4 88 88
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 2 39980 39980
Red-tailed Hawk 0 84 84
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 8 693 693
Merlin 2 76 76
Peregrine Falcon 2 24 24
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: 105 45330 45330
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Hugh Kent, Noel Herdman
Observers: Chip Ogglesby, Corinne Allsop, Liz Kent, Mike Jaber,
Noel Herdman
Visitors:
Thanks to Noel for taking a spell as official counter in the morning and
for the big help from Chip, Corinne, Liz, Mike and Noel for a good chunk of
the day.
Weather:
Light to moderate south wind, overcast with heavy rain late morning.
Visibility poor with haze most of the day. Temperature still managed to
rise to 28c in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
Slow day with Sharp-shinned Hawks (74) again topping the bill. All the
others mostly never reached double figures.
Non-raptor Observations:
Better diversity today, with a good period of activity of Warblers, Vireos
and Thrushes around the tower after the rain. Blue Jay (8370) numbers being
maintained and fewer American Pelicans (25) on the marsh. Ruby-crowned
Kinglet and Blue-headed Vireo were new for the season. The list is at:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S274949293
Predictions:
Forecast is for a light wind from the west, cloudy with slightly lower
temperatures. Probably we will see a similar mix to today but hopefully in
greater numbers.
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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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