Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 140 289 58272 Osprey 1 1 44 Bald Eagle 1 7 483 Northern Harrier 8 10 781 Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 26 7303 Cooper's Hawk 1 1 297 American Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 13 14 336 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 40251 Red-tailed Hawk 37 47 1698 Rough-legged Hawk 3 5 14 Golden Eagle 4 5 37 American Kestrel 0 0 1147 Merlin 2 2 112 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 68 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 21 Unknown Eagle 0 0 2 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 3 Black Vulture 0 0 1 Total: 225 408 110871 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Paul Gosselin Observers: Mike Jaber, Robin Smallwood Visitors: Thanks to Paul for taking on offical counter duties today, with observer assistance provided by Mike and Robin. Great to see Lou & Toni, Christine H., Amanda, Kate, and Joanne who all visited the tower today. Weather: The day started off cold and clear, with winds from the northwest. Unfortunately that wind direction wouldn't last long, gradually shifting all the way to southeast. Cloud cover was minimal throughout the day. Raptor Observations: Due to poor wind direction, raptors were migrating further north today; great effort was required to spot them from the tower. Turkey Vultures led the pack (140), followed by Red-tailed Hawks (37). Four Golden Eagles made an appearance, as did a late-migrating Osprey. The closest raptor of the day proved to be an adult Red-shoulderd Hawk that flew over during the last hour of the count. Non-raptor Observations: Large numbers of waterfowl on the marsh today; Cedar Waxwings flew over in good numbers (770), and blackbird species numbered 1780. The eBird report can be found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282638925 Predictions: Cloudy and a touch warmer to begin the count tomorrow; SW winds won't make it any easier than today however. A 40% chance of rain later in the morning, becoming sunny in the afternoon. Let's hope for more Golden Eagles and Rough-legged Hawks. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Chad Cornish (mail@chadcornish.ca) 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