Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 407 4261 4629 Osprey 0 4 28 Bald Eagle 1 36 104 Northern Harrier 7 164 286 Sharp-shinned Hawk 125 1403 3084 Cooper's Hawk 5 58 84 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 30 31 Broad-winged Hawk 0 124 6311 Red-tailed Hawk 37 274 278 Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 1 Golden Eagle 2 2 2 American Kestrel 4 273 820 Merlin 3 20 51 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 35 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: 598 6662 15746 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Mac McAlpine Visitors: Thanks to Chris B and Mac M for doing the count today. Weather: Temps ranged from 4C-11C. Winds began modestly from W, veering to SW by the end of the observation period. Puffy clouds clouds eventually covered about 1/3 of the sky. Raptor Observations: Given the absence of a northern vector for the wind, numbers and variety weren’t bad: Almost 600 birds, led by Turkey Vultures and Sharp-shinned Hawks. Highlights today included the first 2 Goldens of the season both passing through right around 8:30 a.m. along with the first Rough-legged Hawk of the season, a light morph (female), that appeared late in the day. Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptors included: Common Loon, Canada Goose, Herring Gull, Eastern Towhee, American Crow, Mourning Dove, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch, European Starling, Red-winged Blackbird, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Black-capped Chickadee, White-throated Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Carolina Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Brown Creeper, Tree Swallow, Purple Finch, Pine Siskin, Dark-eyed Junco, American Robin, Hermit Thrush, Eastern Bluebird, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Mourning Dove, Northern Cardinal, Eastern Phoebe, Blue-headed Vireo, American Redstart, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, and Nashville Warbler. Predictions: Winds are forecast to be primarily moderate to strong SW so it's likely birds will be moving... but unfortunately they'll be pushed inland away from the hawk watch site. ======================================================================== 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