Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 357 20056 22305 Osprey 1 14 65 Bald Eagle 2 226 405 Northern Harrier 4 294 660 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 2107 3333 Cooper's Hawk 4 178 211 Northern Goshawk 1 14 14 Red-shouldered Hawk 17 804 806 Broad-winged Hawk 0 10 23657 Red-tailed Hawk 48 2751 2820 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3 Golden Eagle 9 55 55 American Kestrel 0 480 1202 Merlin 1 51 89 Peregrine Falcon 0 60 112 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 14 14 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 3 Total: 455 27120 55755 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Visitors: Thanks to Chris B for doing today's count and to those visitors who helped with spotting the birds. Weather: Temps ranged from 9C to 14C. The wind began moderate from the ENE (around 15 km/h), strengthened and straightened to E by mid-day, and swinging back to ENE by the end of the count period. There was a sheath of high cloud thick enough to suppress the colour on the birds for much of the day, minus a few suffused sunny spells. The mostly E wind meant that the birds were comparatively sparse and often scattered, but north of the ravine and south of Dexter proved to be a satisfying viewing spot. Raptor Observations: Quality certainly outpaced quality today, with 1 photographed Northern Goshawk and 9 Golden Eagles (all subadults, most accompanying Turkey Vultures north of the ravine) as the clear standouts. A number of the Goldens were relatively close and slow-moving, allowing for good views and photo opportunities. Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptors included: Herring Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Common Loon, Canada Goose, American Crow, Blue Jay, European Starling, Mourning Dove, Rock Pigeon, White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned Kinglet, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Northern Flicker, Cedar Waxwing, Red-winged Blackbird, Rusty Blackbird, Common Grackle, Carolina Wren, American Robin, Hermit Thrush, Purple Finch, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Northern Cardinal. Predictions: Friday and Saturday look like complete washouts at this point which will likely pretty much halt any migration. The next decent looking flight day would be Sunday though winds are predicted to be W which will spread the flight rather than focusing it to the shoreline of Lake Erie. ======================================================================== 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