Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 7756 53192 55769
Osprey 0 13 43
Bald Eagle 42 279 444
Northern Harrier 14 300 736
Sharp-shinned Hawk 99 2231 7194
Cooper's Hawk 24 143 270
American Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 98 252 252
Broad-winged Hawk 0 19 40251
Red-tailed Hawk 324 1106 1276
Rough-legged Hawk 0 5 5
Golden Eagle 15 29 30
American Kestrel 2 185 1146
Merlin 1 19 106
Peregrine Falcon 2 24 65
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 20 21
Unknown Eagle 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 3
Black Vulture 0 1 1
Total: 8377 57824 107615
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Paul Gosselin
Observers: Chad Cornish, Daniel Lee, Erik van den Kieboom,
Juliette Herdman, Karen Cedar, Karen Padbury, Kiah Jasper,
Michael Arthurs, Mike Jaber, Noel Herdman, Robin Smallwood
Visitors:
Lots of visitors on the tower including Lou, Toni, Neal, Vicki, Brett,
Jordan and Michael.
Special thanks to today's official counter Paul, well supported by the many
observers who came out today including Mike A., Daniel, Kiah, Noel, Mike
J., Chad, Karen C, Karen P., Robin and Erik.
Weather:
Cold frosty morning to start off Hawtoberfest today. Temps to start the day
were a chilly 5C which gradually warmed to a sunny 13C in the afternoon.
Light NE winds to start the day that picked up mid morning and switched to
light to moderate NNE later in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
Turkey Vultures started to move through mid morning and continued
throughout the day with a total of 7756. Good numbers of Red-tailed (324)
and Red-shouldered Hawks (98)going over the tower as well as 99
Sharp-shinned. Our first Golden Eagle of the day passed over the tower
shortly before noon followed by several others for a total of 15 for the
day!
Non-raptor Observations:
American Crows took the top spot at 18350 migrating through, followed by
large numbers of European Starlings (4900), Red-winged Blackbirds (2680)
and Bluejays (3050). American Pelicans gave a nice show over the
tower...still 130 counted in the marsh. Big numbers of ducks in the marsh
today as well with 1086 Gadwall and hundreds of Mallards, Green-winged
Teals, Ring-necked Ducks and American Coots. Today's ebird summary can be
found at:https://ebird.org/checklist/S281564845
Predictions:
Mostly sunny. High of 14C. Winds ENE at 15 to 25km/h.
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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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