Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 13, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 885 23845 26422 Osprey 1 8 38 Bald Eagle 12 124 289 Northern Harrier 8 129 565 Sharp-shinned Hawk 84 1328 6291 Cooper's Hawk 8 78 205 American Goshawk 1 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 50 50 Broad-winged Hawk 2 18 40250 Red-tailed Hawk 19 308 478 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 4 5 American Kestrel 0 137 1098 Merlin 1 6 93 Peregrine Falcon 1 11 52 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 2 10 11 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 1025 26057 75848 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Erik van den Kieboom Observers: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent, Mike Jaber, Noel Herdman Visitors: We would like to thank Mike, Noel, and Dan for helping with the count today. We would also like to thank Lou, Toni, Corinne, Alex, Bonny, and Robin for visiting us today. Weather: Sunny with some cloud and temperatures increasing from 14 to 22C during the count period. Winds today were light, starting in the north then shifting to the south. Raptor Observations: Lower numbers of most species than previous days. Still good numbers of Turkey Vultures and Sharp-shinned Hawks moving. Some highlights included an American Goshawk and a Peregrine Falcon. Non-raptor Observations: Including raptors, 73 species were recorded today. Some highlights included 800 American White Pelicans and a few Wilson's Snipe. Today's ebird list can be found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S279213241 Predictions: Tomorrow is expected to be sunny with some cloud and a moderate north wind. This will likely push more raptors toward the tower, allowing for good viewing conditions. ======================================================================== 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