Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 2844 28917 31494 Osprey 0 9 39 Bald Eagle 5 144 309 Northern Harrier 11 143 579 Sharp-shinned Hawk 105 1593 6556 Cooper's Hawk 1 81 208 American Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 71 71 Broad-winged Hawk 0 19 40251 Red-tailed Hawk 78 452 622 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 6 7 American Kestrel 19 164 1125 Merlin 0 6 93 Peregrine Falcon 3 16 57 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 1 13 14 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 3069 31635 81426 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Erik van den Kieboom Observers: Chuck Sharbaugh, Hugh Kent, Liz Kent, Paul Gosselin Visitors: We would like to thank Paul and Chuck for helping with the count today. We would also like to thank Dennis, Kate, Donna, Steve, Zach, Makayla and the two school groups for visiting us today. Weather: Overcast with temperatures increasing from 13 to 16C during the count period. Winds were relatively strong and consistently NW throughout the day. Raptor Observations: Good numbers of Turkey Vultures, Sharp-shinned Hawks, and Red-tailed Hawks moving today, lower numbers of other species. Non-raptor Observations: Including raptors, 79 species were observed today. Some highlights included a Sora and a Red-headed Woodpecker. Today's ebird list can be found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S279581748 Predictions: Tomorrow we are expecting sunny skies and light NNE winds. This may push some raptors closer to the tower and allow for better views. ======================================================================== 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