Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 904 38346 40923 Osprey 0 12 42 Bald Eagle 4 190 355 Northern Harrier 23 231 667 Sharp-shinned Hawk 61 1911 6874 Cooper's Hawk 8 103 230 American Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 131 131 Broad-winged Hawk 0 19 40251 Red-tailed Hawk 20 634 804 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 11 12 American Kestrel 2 180 1141 Merlin 4 16 103 Peregrine Falcon 2 20 61 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 18 19 Unknown Eagle 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 3 3 Black Vulture 0 1 1 Total: 1030 41830 91621 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Erik van den Kieboom Observers: Mike Jaber, Noel Herdman Visitors: Thank you to Noel and Mike J. for helping with the count today. Thank you to Mary Joe, Mike S., and the three school groups for visiting us today. Weather: Sunny with some cloud and temperatures increasing from 13 to 16C during the count period. Strong SW winds in the morning lightening up as the day progressed. Raptor Observations: Low numbers of most species today, the most abundant being Turkey Vultures and Sharp-shinned Hawks. Some highlights included 4 Merlins and a couple Peregrine Falcons. Non-raptor Observations: Including raptors, 62 species were observed today. Some highlights included a late Blackpoll Warbler and a third cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull. The number of American White Pelicans dropped drastically, with only 152 seen. Today's ebird list can be found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S280693037 Predictions: Tomorrow we expect steady rain and a strong SW wind. The rain will likely limit raptor movement and the wind will push birds to the north, making viewing difficult. ======================================================================== 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