Date: 8/31/26 1:02 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [birders] Holiday Beach Hawk Watch (31 Aug 2026) 3 Raptors
Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada




Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 31, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 1 1
Merlin 2 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
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: 3 3 3
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter: Hugh Kent

Observers: Liz Kent, Michael Burton Smith

Visitors:
Quiet day today.


Weather:
Cloudy with light southerlies through the day. Humid.

Raptor Observations:
Very quiet day, with two merlin and one kestrel seen.

Non-raptor Observations:
The eBird list can be found at https://ebird.org/checklist/S388689100

Good number of species with a count of 65. Particular highlights were the
Black-billed Cuckoo, visiting Snowy Egret and Prothonotary Warbler.

Predictions:
Similar conditions to today's, slightly warmer. Hopefully greater return in
raptors migrating south, with more diversity in species.
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Report submitted by Michael Burton-Smith ()
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


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