Holiday Beach Hawk Watch (04 Sep 2025) 47 Raptors
Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2025
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Turkey Vulture 7 49 49
Osprey 2 4 4
Bald Eagle 2 5 5
Northern Harrier 1 18 18
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 2 2
Cooper's Hawk 1 5 5
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 24 63 63
Red-tailed Hawk 4 17 17
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 6 23 23
Merlin 0 3 3
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
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: 47 190 190
Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Hugh Kent
Observers: Ian Woodfield, Liz Kent, Noel Herdman
Visitors:
Thanks to Noel, Ian and Liz for helping with the count. It was good to meet
Carrie, Jim and Richard who took an interest in the Hawk Watch.
Weather:
Started overcast with drizzle moderate wind from N. Gradually cleared with
wind changing to SW and temperature rising to 24 degC from an initial low
of 14 degC.
Raptor Observations:
Broad-winged Hawks mostly seen high to the north, again topped the chart
with 14 out a total of 47.
Non-raptor Observations:
Slightly fewer species today, still a few warblers mostly seen after
midday. Northern Shoveler, American Black Duck and Solitary Sandpiper new
for the season. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S271475015
Predictions:
Wind will be strong from the south west tomorrow, temperatures about the
same as today. Let's hope the strong wind encourages more flight by the
Raptors.
---======
Report submitted by Hugh Kent (Hughnkent@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