Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 5257 34174 36751 Osprey 2 11 41 Bald Eagle 18 162 327 Northern Harrier 14 157 593 Sharp-shinned Hawk 107 1700 6663 Cooper's Hawk 8 89 216 American Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 51 122 122 Broad-winged Hawk 0 19 40251 Red-tailed Hawk 111 563 733 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 3 9 10 American Kestrel 10 174 1135 Merlin 1 7 94 Peregrine Falcon 1 17 58 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 4 17 18 Unknown Eagle 1 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 1 1 Total: 5589 37224 87015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Erik van den Kieboom, Paul Gosselin Observers: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent, Mike Jaber, Noel Herdman, Paul Gosselin Visitors: We would like to thank Paul, Mike, Karen, and Noel for helping with the count today. We would also like to thank Mel, Sharon, Ian, Laurie, Barry, Kate, Paul, Julia, Cecile, Don, Wendy, and Isla for visiting us today. Weather: Sunny all day with some cloud and temperatures increasing from 9 to 17C during the count period. Winds began in the northeast and shifted to the southwest by the end of the count period, and were light throughout the day. Raptor Observations: Good numbers of Turkey Vultures, Sharp-shinned, Red-shouldered, and Red-tailed Hawks were moving today. Some raptor highlights included 3 Golden Eagles and a Peregrine Falcon. Non-raptor Observations: Including raptors, 75 species were observed today. Some highlights included a Sora, a Common Gallinule, and a couple Canvasback. Today's ebird list can be found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S279760757 Predictions: Tomorrow we are expecting partial sun and cloud with a moderate south wind. This will likely push most raptors away from the tower towards the north. ======================================================================== 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