Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 14, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 9183 15963 15971 Osprey 0 9 62 Bald Eagle 7 160 212 Northern Harrier 47 181 512 Sharp-shinned Hawk 320 1014 3010 Cooper's Hawk 23 86 131 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 65 90 94 Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 1300 Red-tailed Hawk 199 295 351 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 5 7 8 American Kestrel 23 219 1383 Merlin 3 26 74 Peregrine Falcon 2 40 59 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 1 1 1 Total: 9878 18099 23169 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Ken Wootton, Tom Bolohan Visitors: A steady stream on this holiday Monday. Weather: The rain overnight was done by sunrise. Overcast gave way to partly sunny skies mid-morning. Temp rose from a chilly 4C to 11C. Wind was moderate with occasional gusts, mostly from the north, ending NNW. Raptor Observations: Thanks a ton to Tom B. and Ken W. for spotting and counting today -- you were both amazing! Certainly the standout count day of the season -- just shy of a five-digit total (Thanks TVs!). The highlight was a subadult light morph Swainson's Hawk at 1245p EST that took interest in one of the banding stations and even perched briefly in a nearby tree before heading west. Multiple record shots taken. 5 Golden Eagles and 2 Peregrine Falcons were happy bonuses. Non-raptor Observations: A single, satellite-height Sandhill Crane, a few warblers, and a late Monarch (also wayyy up) were also noted. eBird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S198945339 Predictions: Partly sunny and moderate N to NW winds are predicted -- sounds good! ======================================================================== 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