Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (12 Nov 2022) 68 Raptors
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 2022
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 10 307 11432
Osprey 0 1 62
Bald Eagle 1 30 253
Northern Harrier 2 15 609
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 23 3633
Cooper's Hawk 1 21 210
Northern Goshawk 0 3 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 54 299
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 48949
Red-tailed Hawk 47 615 2133
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 2
Golden Eagle 4 11 38
American Kestrel 0 2 1503
Merlin 0 6 132
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 33
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
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 68 1089 69297
Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 3.5 hours
Official Counter: Tom Bolohan
Observers: Chad Cornish
Visitors:
Thanks to Tom B and Chad C for doing today's count.
Weather:
Sunshine to start the day but MUCH colder with temps steady at 3C to 4C.
Clouds moved in to completely cover the sky and winds were moderate from
the W.
Raptor Observations:
A small flight today with just 68 birds but at least the guys got 4 more
Golden Eagles.
Non-raptor Observations:
Thanks to Chad C for the following non-raptor report on eBird:
https://ebird.org/canada/checklist/S122307422
Predictions:
Winds will be stronger on Sunday starting from the W then swinging to NW
for the remainder of the day. Hopefully, the winds swing around by the time
the buteos get up and on the move by late morning. If so, it could be a
decent flight tomorrow. It will totally depend on how fast the wind swings
away from straight west.
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Report submitted by Dave Brown (ez.raptor1210@gmail.com)
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