Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 743 1638 2006 Osprey 0 1 25 Bald Eagle 2 15 83 Northern Harrier 21 94 216 Sharp-shinned Hawk 258 705 2386 Cooper's Hawk 12 26 52 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 4 5 Broad-winged Hawk 79 108 6295 Red-tailed Hawk 6 7 11 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 11 208 755 Merlin 1 13 44 Peregrine Falcon 2 5 30 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: 1136 2824 11908 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Visitors: Thanks to Chris B for doing today's count. Weather: Temps ranged from 7C-9C. Winds began weak and from the north, swinging around toward a somewhat stronger W and ultimately SW by end of the count period. Low clouds verging on fog began the day, but eventually the ceiling lifted and there was some sun. Raptor Observations: When the sky got higher, so did the birds… and wind the wind swung around, the birds went inland. The last hour was spent frantically relocating repeatedly between Dexter and Roberts to follow the TV line, which was where most every other raptor was by then. A fair number of Broad-wings, and a couple of Peregrines. Without a doubt, many birds were missed – but over 1100 were still tallied for a half day’s effort. Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptors included: Canada Goose, Wood Duck, American Crow, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch, Northern Flicker, European Starling, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Black-capped Chickadee, White-throated Sparrow, Nashville Warbler, Eastern Phoebe, Carolina Wren, European Starling, American Pipit, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Gray Catbird, Purple Finch, Pine Siskin, American Robin, Northern Flicker, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Towhee, Hermit Thrush, and Golden-crowned Kinglet. Predictions: Strong SW winds are forecast for the day which could bring some more Peregrines along the cliff edge. ======================================================================== 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