Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 231 1998 4575 Osprey 2 2 32 Bald Eagle 0 5 170 Northern Harrier 8 40 476 Sharp-shinned Hawk 177 427 5390 Cooper's Hawk 2 15 142 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 7 7 Broad-winged Hawk 0 5 40237 Red-tailed Hawk 4 54 224 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 2 American Kestrel 3 21 982 Merlin 3 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: 435 2581 52372 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Erik van den Kieboom Observers: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent, Mike Jaber Visitors: Thank you to Mike for helping with the count during the morning hours! Thank you to Lou, Tori, Edward, John, and Robin for visiting us today! Weather: Sunny, cloudless skies all day, with temperatures increasing from 16 to 26C during the count period. Wind was fairly light today, starting from the northwest and shifting to the southwest by late morning, and then to the southeast in the afternoon. Visibility was reduced in the morning by fog, but eventually cleared up mid-morning. Raptor Observations: Raptor numbers were lower today compared to the past couple of days. Sharp-shinned Hawks and Northern Harriers began moving in the early morning close to the lakeshore due to more northerly winds. As the winds shifted southward, raptor movement began to shift far to the north, with distant views of most birds. Activity picked up in the late morning/early afternoon, with good numbers of Turkey Vultures, Sharp-shinned Hawks, and lower numbers of buteos, harriers, and falcons. Non-raptor Observations: We observed 81 species of birds, including raptors, during the count period. Some highlights included the first Ring-necked Ducks, Redheads, and Common Loon of the season. Today's bird list can be found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S277065881 Predictions: Tomorrow's forecast is calling for southerly winds and sunny skies, with a high of 28C. Wind speeds are expected to be within 10-15 km/h. This will likely push raptor movement further to the north, and this combined with cloudless skies will make raptors harder to spot. ======================================================================== 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