Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 14 33 35 Bald Eagle 1 8 8 Northern Harrier 16 34 34 Sharp-shinned Hawk 168 399 402 Cooper's Hawk 6 13 13 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1620 2091 2091 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 287 394 403 Merlin 19 24 25 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 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: 2131 2996 3011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 18:00:00 Total observation time: 12 hours Official Counter: Dave Brown Observers: Chris Burris, Matt Oswald, Michael Sandell, Tom Bolohan, Tom Stewart Visitors: Lots of visitors today so I'm not going to try and name them all but a big thanks to all the folks who helped with spotting the birds (once they actually started passing through). Weather: Moderate to strong NW winds BUT very heavy fog to start the day for almost 3 hours which held off any kind of flight (in fact they issued a heavy fog advisory for the entire area that didn't expire till after 12 noon!). Temp started at 13C and got to a high of 24C. The humidity values didn't drop till the afternoon which continued to hinder the flight. Raptor Observations: When the birds DID finally get moving a bit it was nothing like the day we had hoped for. Some good movement of Sharpies and Am. Kestrels and actually a good number of Merlins...but the other species didn't come through in any numbers till the last 2 or 3 hours when we spotted a couple of good sized BW kettles (one of 450 birds and the other a really awesome 880 birds!) and then had a run of Osprey and N. Harriers come through till just before dusk. Non-raptor Observations: Some good non-raptors today and for a complete list see the following eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S118761270 and also check other eBird checklists at the Hawk Cliff hotspot: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L9?yr=all&m=&rank=mrec Predictions: The forecast for winds has now changed so that the day will start with NE but quickly switch to E and then SE in the afternoon which at Hawk Cliff means the flight gets pushed inland away from the site. The BWs WILL be flying tomorrow but could end up in a flight line anywhere between Lake Erie and London. ======================================================================== 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