Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 420 36254 38831
Osprey 0 12 42
Bald Eagle 0 171 336
Northern Harrier 7 190 626
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 1727 6690
Cooper's Hawk 1 93 220
American Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 125 125
Broad-winged Hawk 0 19 40251
Red-tailed Hawk 4 595 765
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 9 10
American Kestrel 1 176 1137
Merlin 1 9 96
Peregrine Falcon 0 17 58
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 17 18
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 3
Black Vulture 0 1 1
Total: 442 39421 89212
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Paul Gosselin
Observers: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent, Mike Jaber, Noel Herdman,
Peter Veighey
Visitors:
We would like to thank Mel, Beth, Chun Chih, Wing and Lilian, Steve and his
partner Sheila for visiting us today.
Weather:
Light wind from south, cloudy skies, temperature ranged from 17C to 24C
over the watch, pressure fell slightly during the day.
Raptor Observations:
Turkey Vultures took the top spot (420), the other raptors were only in
single figures.
Non-raptor Observations:
There were large numbers of ducks in the marsh, the Ring-necked Ducks were
over 2000. American White Pelicans numbered 600. For the time of the year
there were a good variety of warblers around the tower. Highlight of the
day was a Sora in the pond east of the tower at the end of the day.
Today's ebird list can be found here:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S280165405
Predictions:
Rain is forecast for tomorrow so it's likely there will not be a large
number of raptors passing the tower. However, the south wind will be
stronger than today, so if the rain stops at around midday, some Turkey
Vultures and other raptors may like to play on the wind.
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Report submitted by Dana Ogglesby ([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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