Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 0 20939 24412 Osprey 0 3 29 Bald Eagle 0 31 238 Northern Harrier 7 183 764 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 825 6259 Cooper's Hawk 0 41 153 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 30 107084 Red-tailed Hawk 2 104 506 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 215 1584 Merlin 2 21 124 Peregrine Falcon 3 29 63 Unknown Accipitrine 0 1 2 Unknown Buteo 0 2 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown Raptor 0 3 25 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 17 22428 141252 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Paul Gosselin Observers: Hugh Kent, Jaron Wilkinson, Liz Kent, Mike Jaber, Robin Smallwood Visitors: Huge thanks for our counters: Robin, Jaron, Hugh, Liz, and Mike for sticking it out with the rain. Nice to meet Kelly and Jamie, Julian and Savannah, and Suzanne and Adam from Woodstock! Weather: Wind was favorable with a NE direction for most of the day, however the rain and cloud cover stopped raptor movement in its tracks. Raptor Observations: Big winners for today are Northern Harriers (8) followed by Peregrine (3) and Sharp-shinned (3). Was a slow day on the tower due to weather. Raptors flew solo throughout the day for a grand total of 17. Non-raptor Observations: American Pelicans (277) kept our spirits up with their flight formations. A late Nashville Warbler and a Northern Parula along with 5 other warbler species were spotted around the tower. Great to see a flock of Brown-Headed Cowbirds (43). To everyone's anguish only (43) Blue Jays were seen flying. Complete list can be found @ https://ebird.org/checklist/S401484312 Predictions: Unfortunate southwestern wind may push birds further away from tower. Mainly cloudy that may clear up late morning. Remaining hopeful. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Paul Gosselin (paulgosselin25@hotmail.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