Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 10, 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 2 Osprey 1 2 6 Bald Eagle 10 15 36 Northern Harrier 4 5 7 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 11 12 Cooper's Hawk 2 2 2 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 38 38 41 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 47 61 77 Merlin 7 9 9 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 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: 117 143 192 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Visitors: Thanks to Chris B for today's count ... and to visitor A. Little who was down to the hawk watch for the first time. Weather: Temps ranged from 18C-22C. Winds were N around 15 km/h, with the occasional gust, for most of the day, shifting to NW by day’s end. Cloud cover was 100% to start and tapered only to 85% or so in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: The low ceiling hung around for most of the morning and pesky higher clouds limited the flight until late in the afternoon. Nevertheless, it was a three-digit day, with American Kestrels and Broad-winged Hawks accounting for the bulk of that. Merlins made a nice showing, with 3 in rapid succession near the end of day. Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptors were plentiful, with 49 species tallied, including 10 warblers. Three more Common Nighthawks were also recorded. Non-raptors included: Canada Goose, Herring Gull, Great Blue Heron, American Crow, Swainson’s Thrush, Wood Thrush, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Carolina Wren, Scarlet Tanager, European Starling, American Robin, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch, Gray Catbird, House Wren, Black-capped Chickadee, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Chimney Swift, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Northern Cardinal, Cedar Waxwing, Barn Swallow, Bank Swallow, Purple Martin, Baltimore Oriole, Mourning Dove, Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Pewee, Red-eyed Vireo, Warbling Vireo, American Redstart, Wilson’s Warbler, Palm Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackpoll, Tennessee Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Red-winged Blackbird, Wild Turkey, Common Nighthawk. ======================================================================== 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: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=392