Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 17 8531 Osprey 0 0 30 Bald Eagle 2 3 145 Northern Harrier 6 6 384 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 2 3448 Cooper's Hawk 1 5 160 Northern Goshawk 1 1 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 474 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6313 Red-tailed Hawk 17 57 2491 Rough-legged Hawk 3 3 19 Golden Eagle 3 3 33 American Kestrel 0 0 838 Merlin 0 0 65 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 40 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: 33 104 22981 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Visitors: Thanks to Chris B for doing a count today. Weather: Temps hovered around 0C-2C. Winds were moderate from the NW around 25 km/h with occasional gusts. Cloud cover began at around 95% with much clearing later. Raptor Observations: Quality not quantity: The robust NW wind fueled the occasional burst of snow and sleet and 33 raptors… but that included a low streaking young Northern Goshawk, a few Rough-legged Hawks (at least two dark morphs) and three Golden Eagles (approx. ages: ad. 225p, subad. 230p, subad. 252p). Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptors included: Canada Goose, Herring Gull, American Crow, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch, European Starling, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Black-capped Chickadee, Carolina Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Red-winged Blackbird, American Robin, Northern Cardinal, Cedar Waxwing, Tufted Titmouse, Sandhill Crane, Common Redpoll, and Snow Bunting. ======================================================================== 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