Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 607 1018 1239 Osprey 0 1 59 Bald Eagle 14 32 166 Northern Harrier 29 56 419 Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 114 3455 Cooper's Hawk 3 11 58 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 32302 Red-tailed Hawk 4 17 68 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 280 434 1730 Merlin 1 6 57 Peregrine Falcon 2 21 47 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: 955 1713 39601 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Tom Bolohan Observers: Visitors: There were several first time visitors to the site today and a big thanks to Tom B for doing today's count. Weather: Much colder today after the passage of a strong cold front with temps starting at just 4C and getting to a high of 11C. Winds were moderate to strong from the WSW and W for the day. A mix of sun and cloud today was well. Raptor Observations: A pretty good flight for not the best wind direction today with a total of 955 tallied. the bulk of the count today was TVs (607).... along with Bald Eagles (14), lots of Northern Harriers (29) almost half of which were adult males, Sharpies (15) and Cooper's (3), Redtails (4) and the falcons with Am Kestrels (280), Merlins (1) and Peregrines (2). Non-raptor Observations: None Reported. Predictions: The forecast for the next couple of days is moderate to gusty W winds which typically holds back migrants in any big numbers. The winds are looking more promising (for now) later this week. ======================================================================== 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