Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 29 8317 8538 Osprey 0 3 61 Bald Eagle 9 69 203 Northern Harrier 3 131 494 Sharp-shinned Hawk 126 1003 4344 Cooper's Hawk 1 83 130 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 55 55 Broad-winged Hawk 0 26 32325 Red-tailed Hawk 9 190 241 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 4 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 19 565 1861 Merlin 5 18 69 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: 202 10488 48376 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Dave Brown Visitors: There were a few visitors throughout the day -- thanks to all who assisted with spotting. Weather: Temp ranged from 9C to 11C. The wind was moderate from the WNW throughout the count period. Cloud cover was total at times, but occasionally offered peaks of blue and a higher ceiling. Raptor Observations: The flight was quite modest -- in retrospect, there probably just wasn't enough "north" in the WNW: Turkey Vultures were scattered from the Cliff to at least St. Thomas, and we had a report of two Golden Eagles photographed at the local sewage lagoons that presumably slipped past us to the north. Non-raptor Observations: Although there didn't seem to be a lot of passerines on the move, variety was fair and included a late American Redstart and another lone swallow that looked very good for Cave (but a bit too far to be 100% sure). eBird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S152787223 Predictions: Increasing sun and moderate pure NW winds are predicted for tomorrow. With these improved conditions, we're hoping for a bigger flight and some good looks. We'll see... ======================================================================== 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