Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 10 66 66 Osprey 0 5 5 Bald Eagle 2 17 17 Northern Harrier 3 41 41 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 23 23 Cooper's Hawk 0 13 13 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 12 97 97 Red-tailed Hawk 8 36 36 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 32 32 Merlin 3 11 11 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 4 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 45 345 345 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Liz Kent, Noel Herdman Visitors: Thanks to Noel and Liz for helping with the count. A few visitors to the tower in the morning were lucky enough to see a young male Merlin being released by Chip, one of the Raptor Banders. Weather: Fair, wispy clouds giving slight misty haze. Wind from south and southwest. Pressure gradually decreasing, clouds light and variable, increasing towards end of the count. Raptor Observations: Most raptors to north and northeast. Broad-winged Hawks topped the bill at 12. Still no sign of large migration. A few small kettles of a handful of birds were seen, making the most of some weak thermals. Non-raptor Observations: Of note was the appearance of around 70 American White Pelicans prospecting the marsh, but not landing, the largest flock so far this season. Good variety of flycatchers, including a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. The list is at: https://ebird.org/checklist/S272488584 Predictions: Tomorrow's weather is looking to be similar to today. But hopefully a few more Raptors will be seen making their way across the marsh on their migration. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Hugh Kent (Hughnkent@gmail.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