Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 54 921 58904
Osprey 0 1 44
Bald Eagle 11 50 526
Northern Harrier 11 109 880
Sharp-shinned Hawk 22 168 7445
Cooper's Hawk 5 39 335
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 10 75 397
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 40251
Red-tailed Hawk 219 581 2232
Rough-legged Hawk 0 13 22
Golden Eagle 0 27 59
American Kestrel 0 1 1148
Merlin 3 14 124
Peregrine Falcon 2 12 79
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 21
Unknown Eagle 0 0 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 3
Black Vulture 0 0 1
Total: 337 2011 112474
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Paul Gosselin
Observers: Corinne Allsop, Kiah Jasper, Kory Renaud, Mike Jaber,
Noel Herdman, Robin Smallwood
Visitors:
We were happy to have Robin S, Corinne A, and Kory R assist in the Official
Count along with visitors Al and Amy from Cleveland. Thanks to everyone for
making the day a little easier.
Weather:
This morning started off with a cool 4C with clear skies and light winds.
By noon it had only warmed up a couple of degrees with winds picking up to
12mph and 80% overcast skies. By the end of the day, wind were steady at
18mph, skies 50% overcast. Winds were out of the NW all day.
Raptor Observations:
Raptor movement was slow until about 10:00am when the Red-tail Hawks
started to move. The 11 to 12 hour alone showed 75 red-tails. Northern
Harriers , Cooper's , Sharpshins, and Merlins made a scattered showing
throughout the day
Non-raptor Observations:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S284833198
Predictions:
Tomorrow will be mostly sunny with a high of 7C. Winds will be out of the
NW all day at 6 -10 kmph. Could be another good day for Red-tails. Maybe
other surprises.
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Report submitted by Chad Cornish ([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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