Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1006 3004 5581 Osprey 0 2 32 Bald Eagle 0 5 170 Northern Harrier 7 47 483 Sharp-shinned Hawk 92 519 5482 Cooper's Hawk 4 19 146 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 7 Broad-winged Hawk 0 5 40237 Red-tailed Hawk 2 56 226 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 2 American Kestrel 0 21 982 Merlin 0 4 91 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 43 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 1111 3692 53483 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Mike Jaber, Paul Gosselin Observers: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent, Peter Veighey Visitors: Big thanks to Mike, and Paul for sharing official counter duties with Hugh and Liz observing and Peter who helped out counting the Blue Jays. It was good to see Mike and Stephanie again, and Rachel and Nikki who took a great interest in the hawk watch. Weather: The wind was light from the south. Generally clear sky but hazy. Temperature almost reach 27c in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: Turkey Vultures took top spot with 1006, trailed by Sharp-Shinned Hawks at 92. The remainder didn't reach double figures. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay numbers maintained high at 41,770. Fair numbers of birds down low around the tower. A Northern Water snake was seen crossing the trail towards marsh. The list is at: https://ebird.org/checklist/S277274488 Predictions: The forecast for tomorrow is similar to today but the wind is slightly stronger than today. Hopefully that will mean more raptors flying. ======================================================================== 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