Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 1 Turkey Vulture 501 583 25100 Osprey 0 0 62 Bald Eagle 28 36 310 Northern Harrier 21 30 620 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 19 3926 Cooper's Hawk 11 16 199 American Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 29 29 165 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 1302 Red-tailed Hawk 219 227 1064 Rough-legged Hawk 5 5 15 Golden Eagle 31 31 109 American Kestrel 0 0 1394 Merlin 0 1 82 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 61 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 858 977 34413 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Tom Bolohan Observers: Ken Wootton, Mac McAlpine, Michele Carnerie Visitors: A few visitors today including Jeff R (Buffalo), Mike and Michelle (Hamilton) and Dave (Peterborough). Thanks to Tom B, Mac M, Ken W and Michele C for doing today's count. Weather: Today ended up being a bit better for raptor migration than expected with an early overcast breaking out to almost clear skies before filling in again for a while then breaking out once more at the end of the day. Winds were favourable to start the day moderate from the NE but quickly switched to SW around midday. Temps were pretty steady for the day hovering around 7C to 9C. Pressure was on the rise through the day. Raptor Observations: A much better flight today than counters had expected with a total of 858 birds tallied. The bulk of this count was TVs (501) but there were decent numbers of Redtails (219) and Red-shoulders (29). The biggest surprise for the day was how many Golden Eagles (31) passed through. There were other species on the move as well including Bald Eagles (28), N. Harriers (21), Sharpies (13) and Cooper's Hawks (11) and finally Rough-legged Hawks (5) Non-raptor Observations: None reported for today. Predictions: Winds are forecast to be less than favourable from ESE to SE which will push the birds inland away from the Lake Erie shore line. ======================================================================== 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