Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 17 17 8531 Osprey 0 0 30 Bald Eagle 1 1 143 Northern Harrier 0 0 378 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 2 3448 Cooper's Hawk 4 4 159 Northern Goshawk 0 0 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 7 7 474 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6313 Red-tailed Hawk 40 40 2474 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 16 Golden Eagle 0 0 30 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: 71 71 22948 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 despite the less than ideal winds to start. Weather: Temps hovered around 11C-12C. Winds were moderate, shifting from WSW to WNW. Cloud cover began at around 95% with much clearing later. Raptor Observations: The morning was extremely quiet in terms of raptors and non-raptors. Once a sliver of N appeared in the wind mid-day, a few birds started showing up – but only 71 by the end of the observation period. Most were Redtails (40). Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptors included: Canada Goose, Herring Gull, Ring-billed Gull, American Crow, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch, European Starling, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Black-capped Chickadee, White-throated Sparrow, Carolina Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Purple Finch, Pine Siskin, Dark-eyed Junco, American Robin, Eastern Bluebird, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Northern Cardinal, Mourning Dove, Cedar Waxwing, Evening Grosbeak, and Eastern Meadowlark. Also noteworthy was a single late (!) Monarch. ======================================================================== 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