Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 420 36254 38831 Osprey 0 12 42 Bald Eagle 0 171 336 Northern Harrier 7 190 626 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 1727 6690 Cooper's Hawk 1 93 220 American Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 125 125 Broad-winged Hawk 0 19 40251 Red-tailed Hawk 4 595 765 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 9 10 American Kestrel 1 176 1137 Merlin 1 9 96 Peregrine Falcon 0 17 58 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 17 18 Unknown Eagle 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 3 3 Black Vulture 0 1 1 Total: 442 39421 89212 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Paul Gosselin Observers: Hugh Kent, Liz Kent, Mike Jaber, Noel Herdman, Peter Veighey Visitors: We would like to thank Mel, Beth, Chun Chih, Wing and Lilian, Steve and his partner Sheila for visiting us today. Weather: Light wind from south, cloudy skies, temperature ranged from 17C to 24C over the watch, pressure fell slightly during the day. Raptor Observations: Turkey Vultures took the top spot (420), the other raptors were only in single figures. Non-raptor Observations: There were large numbers of ducks in the marsh, the Ring-necked Ducks were over 2000. American White Pelicans numbered 600. For the time of the year there were a good variety of warblers around the tower. Highlight of the day was a Sora in the pond east of the tower at the end of the day. Today's ebird list can be found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S280165405 Predictions: Rain is forecast for tomorrow so it's likely there will not be a large number of raptors passing the tower. However, the south wind will be stronger than today, so if the rain stops at around midday, some Turkey Vultures and other raptors may like to play on the wind. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dana Ogglesby (danaogglesby@gmail.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