[Ontbirds] Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (25 Sep 2019) 244 Raptors
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2019
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 95 95
Osprey 8 67 67
Bald Eagle 0 66 66
Northern Harrier 39 122 122
Sharp-shinned Hawk 26 1437 1437
Cooper's Hawk 2 16 16
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 4502 4502
Red-tailed Hawk 0 12 12
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 141 1084 1084
Merlin 4 42 42
Peregrine Falcon 24 40 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: 244 7483 7483
Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Matt Oswald
Observers: Bob Johnstone, Carol Parafenko, Keith Sealy,
Ronnie Goodhand
Visitors:
A big thanks to Matt, Ronnie, Carol, Bob, Keith and to visitors Ken and
Barb for helping with today's count.
Weather:
Nice strong winds out of the SW was a perfect setup for raptors migrating
along the cliff edge today. Basically, no clouds to start then building in
quickly from the west. Temp was 19C to start then getting to a high of 22C.
Raptor Observations:
Wow! We had figured with the strong SW winds that there'd be a possibility
for Peregrines today and they didn't disappoint with 24 by the end of the
count period. In fact this number may have been higher as the counters
suspect they may have missed some before they arrived.
Total raptors for today's flight were 244 with lots of Am. Kestrels (141)
as well and a few Merlin (4).
Non-raptor Observations:
None reported.
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Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebrowns@ezlink.ca)
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