Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 3185 4203 4424 Osprey 2 3 61 Bald Eagle 20 52 186 Northern Harrier 46 102 465 Sharp-shinned Hawk 97 211 3552 Cooper's Hawk 8 19 66 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 3 3 Broad-winged Hawk 13 16 32315 Red-tailed Hawk 25 42 93 Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 2 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 38 472 1768 Merlin 4 10 61 Peregrine Falcon 4 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: 3446 5159 43047 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Dave Brown Visitors: We were happy to greet a umber of visitors throughout the day, and are grateful for all those who helped us spot kettles and stream throughout the day... as they were often stunningly high up. Weather: Temps ranged from 6C to 17C; winds began modestly from the NE, switching to a weaker N and eventually NW. Cloud cover was extremely variable. Raptor Observations: Simply a GREAT day, with over 3000 tallied, including first-season Red-shouldess and Rough-leg, along with 13 Broad-wings and a few Peregrines. All told, we spotted 13 of 15 of our regularly occurring species. Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptor sightings certainly held our interest when the raptors slowed a bit: Warblers included Blackpoll, Northern Parula, and Cape May. We were stunned to discover after the fact that a mostly concealed, poorly seen bird was a yellow-billed Cuckoo based on Dave B.'s record shot. Finally, we had a pale-throated *Cave Swallow* pass directly over the viewing platform at 113am. Something for everyone! eBird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S152051858 Predictions: Winds begin strainer NE than today (good), but are forecast to be straight E by mid-day (not so good). Partly sunny conditions mean that birds will be moving -- the big question mark is how many will move past the Cliff. ======================================================================== 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