Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1660 35834 38411 Osprey 1 12 42 Bald Eagle 9 171 336 Northern Harrier 26 183 619 Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 1719 6682 Cooper's Hawk 3 92 219 American Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 125 125 Broad-winged Hawk 0 19 40251 Red-tailed Hawk 28 591 761 Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 9 10 American Kestrel 1 175 1136 Merlin 1 8 95 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 2 3 3 Black Vulture 1 1 1 Total: 1755 38979 88770 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Erik van den Kieboom Observers: Hugh Kent, Mike Jaber, Noel Herdman, Paul Gosselin, Peter Veighey Visitors: We would like to thank Paul, Noel, Mike, and Peter for helping with the count today. We would also like to thank Lou, Toni, and Michelle for visiting us today. Weather: Cloudy with partial sun all day, with temperatures increasing from 14 to 22C during the count period. Winds were light and from the southeast all day. Raptor Observations: Low numbers of raptors moving today, although decent numbers of Turkey Vultures, Northern Harriers, and Red-tailed Hawks. Some highlights included a Black Vulture and our first Rough-legged Hawk of the season. Non-raptor Observations: Including raptors, 69 species were observed today. Some highlights included a Sora, a Northern Rough-winged Swallow, and over 1000 American White Pelicans. Today's ebird list can be found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S279938989 Predictions: Tomorrow should be cloudy with some sun and moderate SSW winds. This will likely push most raptors away from the tower toward the north. ======================================================================== 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