Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (06 Oct 2022) 20 Raptors
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 06, 2022
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 2153 3185
Osprey 0 0 61
Bald Eagle 0 14 143
Northern Harrier 1 72 459
Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 744 2888
Cooper's Hawk 2 51 122
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 18 23
Broad-winged Hawk 0 16 48945
Red-tailed Hawk 0 229 290
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 265 1337
Merlin 0 15 103
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 16
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
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 20 3580 57574
Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Dave Brown
Observers: Carey S., Ken Wootton, Mac McAlpine, Matt Oswald,
Ronnie Goodhand, Tom Stewart
Visitors:
A few visitors today. Thanks to everyone who stuck around to help despite
it being a slow day.
Weather:
Winds took a long time to get going this morning which really hampered the
flight. Higher humidity also didnât help till the air finally dried a bit
by midday. Temps a bit warmer today starting at 12C and getting to a high
of 20C.
Raptor Observations:
A very small flight today with just 20 birds tallied. The flight just
never developed because the winds didnât come up till too late in the
day.
Non-raptor Observations:
See the associated eBird checklist:
Predictions:
Better chance for more birds tomorrow with forecasted N winds and stronger
for the entire day.
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Report submitted by Dave Brown (ez.raptor1210@gmail.com)
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