Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 22 152 152 Osprey 3 15 15 Bald Eagle 12 65 65 Northern Harrier 19 148 148 Sharp-shinned Hawk 248 1055 1055 Cooper's Hawk 16 43 43 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 5719 10393 10393 Red-tailed Hawk 6 56 56 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 48 395 395 Merlin 5 52 52 Peregrine Falcon 4 13 13 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 6102 12387 12387 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Chad Cornish, Noel Herdman Observers: Chad Cornish, Kitty Bradshaw, Noel Herdman, Patrick Tomlinson, Steve Wagner Visitors: A big thank you to Noel, Kitty, Patrick, Steve, and Olga for their immense assistance. There were very few visitors on the tower today. Weather: Another foggy start, with winds beginning in the northeast. Temperatures soared into the low 30s by mid-afternoon, and the wind would eventually shift southeast. Raptor Observations: The day started off with a good flow of Sharp-shinned Hawks (248). A reduction in American Kestrels (48), but a large uptick in Cooper's Hawks (16). A Peregrine Falcon also flew low over the tower, but the star of the show today were Broad-winged Hawks. Betwen 10:00-11:00EST, Noel's eagle-eye spotted the first kettle forming to the north (4470). A second kettle would appear right behind it (1080), and a third much smaller kettle arrived later in the afternoon. Non-raptor Observations: Very little songbird activity again this morning, and the marsh was also much quieter today. The eBird list can be found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S273614840 Predictions: Sunny and slightly cooler, with winds out of the northeast all day. Hopefully the Broad-winged Hawks will keep coming, and all other raptors will follow suit. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Chad Cornish (mail@chadcornish.ca) 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