Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 895 895 1263 Osprey 1 1 25 Bald Eagle 13 13 81 Northern Harrier 62 62 184 Sharp-shinned Hawk 447 447 2128 Cooper's Hawk 14 14 40 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 3 4 Broad-winged Hawk 29 29 6216 Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 5 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 192 192 739 Merlin 12 12 43 Peregrine Falcon 2 2 27 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 1671 1671 10755 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Ronnie Goodhand Visitors: A big thanks to Chris B. and Ronnie G for doing today's count... pretty good flight indeed! Weather: Temps ranged from 9C-13C. Winds remained roughly WNW for most of the day, shifting to nearly W at the end, varying in strength from around 20 to 35 km/h. Cloud cover ranged from at 50% to 100%. There were a couple of brief sprinkles. Raptor Observations: Well, it’s OCTOBER, so the Turkey Vultures are moving, along with a nice variety of other stuff, including a young female Peregrine carrying brunch at 840am and an adult male at 139pm. There was also a lone Osprey in early morning, a sprinkling of Broad-winged Hawks mid-day, and a few Red-shouldered Hawks as well. 1671 individuals in all: a good day! Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptors included: Canada Goose, Herring Gull, American Crow, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch, Northern Flicker, Mourning Dove, European Starling, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Black-capped Chickadee, Common Loon, Killdeer, White-throated Sparrow, Nashville Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Eastern Phoebe, Carolina Wren, European Starling, American Pipit, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Great Blue Heron, Double-crested Cormorant, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Gray Catbird, Purple Finch, Pine Siskin, American Robin, Northern Flicker, Hairy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Red-winged Blackbird, and Common Nighthawk. Predictions: Saturday morning could see a continuation of the flight if the winds stay NW as forecast BUT then they're supposed to swing all the way around to SE... our worst wind direction. Sunday looks to be a washout at this point. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebrowns@ezlink.ca) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=392