Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 95 95 Osprey 0 51 51 Bald Eagle 0 59 59 Northern Harrier 2 66 66 Sharp-shinned Hawk 27 1078 1078 Cooper's Hawk 0 5 5 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 4422 4422 Red-tailed Hawk 0 10 10 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 22 400 400 Merlin 1 28 28 Peregrine Falcon 1 8 8 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: 53 6222 6222 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Keith Sealy Observers: Don Campbell, Phoebe Campbell Visitors: Thanks to Keith S, Don and Phoebe C and Terry T for getting a count done today. Weather: Lots of sun again today with just a few clouds around. Temp got to a high of 23C. Winds were moderate E to SSE then finally S. Raptor Observations: A total of 53 raptors tallied today including another Peregrine. Non-raptor Observations: None reported. Predictions: The winds over the weekend are forecast to be moderate SW on Saturday and the strong SW on Sunday. Though it's a BIT early it is definitely a favorable wind for Peregrines and other species that love to use the updraft to zip 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: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=392