Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 701 8288 8509 Osprey 0 3 61 Bald Eagle 2 60 194 Northern Harrier 8 128 491 Sharp-shinned Hawk 246 877 4218 Cooper's Hawk 14 82 129 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 13 54 54 Broad-winged Hawk 6 26 32325 Red-tailed Hawk 18 181 232 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 4 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 16 546 1842 Merlin 1 13 64 Peregrine Falcon 0 25 51 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: 1025 10286 48174 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Visitors: A few -- including a couple of first-timers from London. Weather: Mostly cloudy; temps 8C-13C. Winds moderate NNW to N. A couple of sprinkles. Raptor Observations: Thanks to Mac, Ronnie, and Tom S. for their spotting assistance today. Diversity and numbers were lower than hoped-for on Day 2 of northerlies. The persistent cloud didn't help. Broad-wngs continue to trickle through, and Red-shoulders are becoming more numerous. Non-raptor Observations: About 40 species (including raptors) throughout the day. eBird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S152436215 Predictions: More sun, but ithe modest NW wind is forecast to switch to W early, and SW before day's end, so expect a modest flight. ======================================================================== 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