Holiday Beach Hawk Watch (22 Oct 2025) 843 Raptors
Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 22, 2025
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Turkey Vulture 838 39184 41761
Osprey 0 12 42
Bald Eagle 1 191 356
Northern Harrier 1 232 668
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 1914 6877
Cooper's Hawk 0 103 230
American Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 131 131
Broad-winged Hawk 0 19 40251
Red-tailed Hawk 0 634 804
Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2
Golden Eagle 0 11 12
American Kestrel 0 180 1141
Merlin 0 16 103
Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 843 42673 92464
Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 11:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Erik van den Kieboom
Observers: Robin Smallwood
Visitors:
Thank you to Robin for helping with the count today.
Weather:
Overcast and drizzly with temperatures staying steady around 9C all
morning. Very strong winds from the southwest all day.
Raptor Observations:
Very few raptors moving. One good push of Turkey Vultures in the second
hour, but practically nothing else.
Non-raptor Observations:
Including raptors, only 39 species were observed today. Highlights included
a Nashville Warbler and nearly 1000 Tree Swallows. Today's ebird list can
be found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S280850580
Predictions:
Tomorrow should be cloudy with some sun and have moderate WNW winds. This
should help concentrate raptor movement closer to the lakeshore, allowing
better views from the tower.
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Report submitted by Erik van den Kieboom (ErikKieboom@outlook.com)
Holiday Beach Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
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