Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 02, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 16 16 16 Merlin 1 1 1 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: 17 17 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Dave Brown Observers: Visitors: Several visitors today though most were just looking to see what the hawk watch was about and didn't stay long. Weather: Light SW winds with high overcast most of the day with a bit of sunshine in the last couple of hours. Temp 14C to start getting to a high of 25C. Raptor Observations: Not much moving yet but once the air dried out and the fog lifted there were a few Am Kestrels that came through and a lone Merlin. There were several sightings of Bald Eagle but they were all likely local with adults and HY birds flying up and down the cliff edge on the updraft created by the winds. Non-raptor Observations: Lots of passerines around today including Gray Catbirds, Belted Kingfisher, DC Cormorant, Cedar Waxwings, WB Nuthatch, Eastern Towhee, Downy, Hairy and Red-bellied Woodpeckers, N. Flickers, Red-eyed and Warbling Vireos, Barn and Tree Swallows, Am Goldfinch, Am Crows, Blue Jays, and a pile of RT Hummingbirds. Warblers reported to me included Am Redstart, Black-throated Blue, Cape May and possibly a Canada. Predictions: The whole remainder of the week through to Thursday is forecast to be VERY hot and humid with constant southerly winds so any flight will likely be similar to today if any birds even bother to move. The first chance for northerly winds appears to be next Friday although it's still going to be too hot. ======================================================================== 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