Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 10, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1088 15413 17990 Osprey 0 6 36 Bald Eagle 2 75 240 Northern Harrier 7 96 532 Sharp-shinned Hawk 59 1031 5994 Cooper's Hawk 6 58 185 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 26 26 Broad-winged Hawk 0 15 40247 Red-tailed Hawk 10 169 339 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 3 4 American Kestrel 4 114 1075 Merlin 0 5 92 Peregrine Falcon 0 8 49 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 4 7 8 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 1181 17026 66817 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Erik van den Kieboom Observers: Visitors: Two school groups visited us today. We would like to thank Brian and Fran for helping with the count, and Marcos, Lou, Toni, Linda, and Todd for visiting us today. Weather: Sunny all day with some cloud, temperatures increasing from 13 to 18C during the count period. Winds began from the north before slowly shifting to the southwest. Raptor Observations: Lower numbers overall compared to the past few days. Decent movement of Turkey Vultures in the late morning, with smaller numbers of Sharp-shinned Hawks, Red-tailed Hawks, and Northern Harriers. Non-raptor Observations: Including raptors, 71 species were observed today. Some highligths included two Red-headed Woodpeckers and a pair of Purple Martins. Today's ebird list can be found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S278396263 Predictions: Tomorrow should be sunny with some cloud and a moderate north wind. Raptors will likely be passing over close to the tower, giving good views. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Erik van den Kieboom (ErikKieboom@outlook.com) 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