Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 1136 37442 40019
Osprey 0 12 42
Bald Eagle 15 186 351
Northern Harrier 16 208 644
Sharp-shinned Hawk 122 1850 6813
Cooper's Hawk 2 95 222
American Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 129 129
Broad-winged Hawk 0 19 40251
Red-tailed Hawk 19 614 784
Rough-legged Hawk 1 2 2
Golden Eagle 2 11 12
American Kestrel 2 178 1139
Merlin 2 12 99
Peregrine Falcon 1 18 59
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 1 18 19
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 3
Black Vulture 0 1 1
Total: 1323 40800 90591
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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, Juliette Herdman, Mike Jaber,
Noel Herdman, Susan Weaver
Visitors:
We would like to thank Noel, Juliette, Mike, Susan, Baylana, and Robin for
helping with the count today. We would also like to thank Lou, Toni, and
Nate for visiting us today.
Weather:
Sunny with some cloud and temperatures increasing from 10 to 15C during the
count period. The morning began with strong west winds that eventually
lightened and shifted to the southwest.
Raptor Observations:
Good numbers of Turkey Vultures, Northern Harriers, and Sharp-shinned Hawks
were on the move today.Some other highlights included two Golden Eagles, a
light morph Rough-legged Hawk, and a Peregrine Falcon.
Non-raptor Observations:
Including raptors, 71 species were observed today. Some highlights included
over 900 American White Pelicans and a couple late Barn Swallows and
Spotted Sandpipers. Today's ebird list can be found here:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S280540810
Predictions:
Tomorrow we are expecting a chance of rain and thunderstorms with some
breaks and a strong WSW wind. This will likely move most raptor movement
away to the northeast of the tower, although a lot of rain could reduce
movement altogether.
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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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