Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 2 Osprey 1 5 9 Bald Eagle 1 26 47 Northern Harrier 8 16 18 Sharp-shinned Hawk 154 237 238 Cooper's Hawk 3 7 7 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 3101 3445 3448 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 65 238 254 Merlin 2 16 16 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 2 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: 3336 3992 4041 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Matt Oswald Observers: Visitors: Several visitors. Thanks to Matt, Ronnie and Keith for helping with today's count. We appreciate all the interest in the Hawk Cliff hawk watch but remind everyone that the observation knoll is closed to members of the public and has a 5-person limit reserved for the Hawk Counters. Thank you to all who are respecting these precautions. Be safe everyone and remember the Covid-19 protocols and observe physical distancing at all times while at the site. Weather: Hazy for most of the day with clouds. However, the sun was still able to shine through and it looked to be clearing from the north later into the afternoon. Temps ranged from 12 to 17C and moderate N winds were steady all day bringing the birds down to the shore of Lake Erie. Raptor Observations: A pretty good flight today with several kettles of Broadwings numbering 150-250 birds and many others with 50-75 birds. Some decent numbers for Sharpies and Kestrels as well. I suspect that this is the initial vanguard of the main Broadwing flight which should happen over the course of this week into next weekend. Non-raptor Observations: Some non-raptors reported today... Gray Catbird, Carolina Wrens (an adult and a juvenile), RT Hummingbirds, N. Flickers, RB Woodpecker, N. Cardinal, Ring-billed and Herring Gulls and Canada Geese. Predictions: Well forecasters are calling for SW winds for the next couple of days which would push the bulk of the flight inland. However, keep an eye on the last part of the week as the forecast is predicting northerly winds for at least a couple of days which is perfect timing for a good Broadwing flight. ======================================================================== 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