Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 363 365 Osprey 4 18 22 Bald Eagle 2 40 61 Northern Harrier 7 108 110 Sharp-shinned Hawk 121 1574 1575 Cooper's Hawk 2 22 22 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 6183 6186 Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 4 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 122 452 468 Merlin 6 25 25 Peregrine Falcon 2 4 4 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: 266 8794 8843 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Visitors: A big thanks to Chris B. for managing to get down to the hawk watch and do today's count. Weather: Temps ranged from 19C-22C. Winds were steadily SSW around 25 km/h with occasional gusts. Cloud cover ranged from 0% to 20% throughout the day. Raptor Observations: The persistent SSW winds produced two Peregrines (at 950am and 1234pm) and a grand total of 266 birds, with Sharp-shinned Hawks dominating in the morning and American Kestrels in the afternoon. There was decent variety, with 10 species sighted (including the probably local Red-tailed Hawks and Turkey Vultures). Non-raptor Observations: Canada Goose, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Double-crested Cormorant, American Crow, Blue Jay (still thousands), American Goldfinch, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, American Robin, Mourning Dove, Killdeer, European Starling, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, and Chimney Swift. Predictions: There's a pretty good chance that tomorrow might bring a few more Peregrines as the winds are expected to be even stronger and right out of the SW providing great lift at the cliff. This wind can bring Osprey and other falcons and even a few Bald Eagles right along the cliff as well. ======================================================================== 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