Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 45 1683 2051 Osprey 1 2 26 Bald Eagle 7 22 90 Northern Harrier 9 103 225 Sharp-shinned Hawk 419 1124 2805 Cooper's Hawk 11 37 63 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 8 9 Broad-winged Hawk 10 118 6305 Red-tailed Hawk 13 20 24 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 45 253 800 Merlin 1 14 45 Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 565 3389 12473 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 12:30:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Matt Oswald Visitors: Thanks to Chris B and Matt O for doing today's count which was challenging given the mostly blue skies early on and the birds going high. Weather: Temps ranged from 8C-16C. Winds were rather steady and moderate – from 10-20 km/h – throughout the count period, beginning NW and ending up due W on the ground while still showing a northerly component up higher. Clouds built to about 60% coverage throughout the day. Raptor Observations: A total of 565 birds, with over 90 percent NOT Turkey Vultures, so not a bad day. Sharp-shinned Hawks topped off at over 400 and were moving before the sun crested the horizon. There was a fair sampling of other species, including a single Osprey and a few Red-shoulders. The birds got unexpectedly (and ridiculously) high as the day progressed and the sky eventually emptied around 1pm, with only 9 birds recorded in the final 30 minutes of observation thereafter. Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptors included: Canada Goose, Herring Gull, American Crow, Great Bluer Heron, Mourning Dove, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch, Northern Flicker, European Starling, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Pileated Woodpecker, Black-capped Chickadee, White-throated Sparrow, Carolina Wren, Blue-headed Vireo, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Purple Finch, Pine Siskin, American Robin, Northern Flicker, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hermit Thrush, Eastern Bluebird, Golden-crowned Kinglet, and Brown Creeper. ======================================================================== 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