Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 170 170 77922 Osprey 0 0 30 Bald Eagle 3 3 376 Northern Harrier 5 5 1150 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 8 8687 Cooper's Hawk 8 8 364 American Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 20 20 425 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 107107 Red-tailed Hawk 28 28 2662 Rough-legged Hawk 5 5 17 Golden Eagle 1 1 59 American Kestrel 0 0 2231 Merlin 1 1 167 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 90 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 5 Unknown Buteo 0 0 11 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Raptor 0 0 27 Black Vulture 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 249 249 201336 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Paul Gosselin Observers: Hugh Kent, Jaron Wilkinson, Kit McCann, Kory Renaud, Liz Kent Visitors: Huge thanks to our counters - Jaron, Kory, Hugh, Liz, and Kit! Was nice to see Pille and everyone who visited the tower today to break up the quiet between the raptor flights! Weather: Slightly chilly morning with a surprising north wind which shifted to a south-eastern wind relatively quickly. Nice periods of sun mid morning morning but faded to clouds in the early afternoon. Highs around 19C Raptor Observations: Started off very slow but had some clear views of Northern Harriers (5) flying over. 4 local Bald Eagles chasing each other and harassing marsh ducks gave us some entertainment as we waited for the raptors to emerge. A single Golden Eagle around mid morning acted as the vanguard and broke the drought. Turkey Vultures (170) took the top spot as expected with Red-Tailed (28) and Red-Shouldered (20) filling in the gaps. Rough-Legged (5) came in far out but viewable with a nice mix of both dark and light morphs. Non-raptor Observations: Full list can be found at https://ebird.org/checklist/S407341217 Even the birds seemed to want to take a lazy day with the time change. American Crows (462) and Cedar Waxwings (361) were the top movers today. On the marsh front Ring-Necked Ducks (1106), Gadwalls (386) and Mallards (230) were the most numerous. Exciting to have views of a Common Loon actively fishing in the lake. Some drama just off the tower with Pied-Billed Grebes (54) fighting over caught fish and territory. Unfortunately no familiar faces appeared around the tower today but a goliath sized carp was seen splashing close to the shore. Predictions: Another cloudy day with possible short periods of sun. Wind is looking to be heading in from the southeast again but with how its been we might be surprised with a different direction. High temperature around 18C. Expected similar numbers of Raptors but hoping for more! ======================================================================== 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