Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 137 137 137 Osprey 2 55 57 Bald Eagle 29 55 55 Northern Harrier 93 278 278 Sharp-shinned Hawk 345 1103 1106 Cooper's Hawk 14 32 32 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 26949 44865 44865 Red-tailed Hawk 14 21 21 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 64 827 836 Merlin 5 51 52 Peregrine Falcon 1 10 10 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: 27654 47435 47450 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Dave Brown, Matt Oswald, Tom Bolohan Visitors: Lots of lucky ones. Weather: Lots of sun and variable clouds. Winds had a northerly component throughout that count period, with clouds indicating a robust NW higher up when the biggest numbers were coming through mid-morning. Raptor Observations: It's been a long time since there was a count day like today, with kettle after kettle of Broad-wings to push us well past 25,00o individuals. All other in-season species were represented, including a first-of-fall Red-shouldered. Non-raptor Observations: Passerines were fairly represented when observers dragged themselves away from the big show. eBird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S119299762 Predictions: Winds are forecast to shift S/SW, so Kestrels and Shins will probably continue to move, along with a few cliff-riders (Osprey, Harrier, Peregrine). ======================================================================== Report submitted by Chris Burris (ravenrunninghome@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