Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (20 Sep 2024) 587 Raptors
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2024
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 6 17 18
Bald Eagle 1 10 10
Northern Harrier 12 87 87
Sharp-shinned Hawk 331 1012 1012
Cooper's Hawk 3 9 9
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 169 817 847
Red-tailed Hawk 5 27 27
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 58 496 497
Merlin 2 22 22
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 3
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: 587 2500 2533
Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Tom Bolohan
Observers: Su Ross-Redmond
Visitors:
A few visitors again today. Thanks to Tom B and Su R for getting a count
done today.
Weather:
Winds were very light NE for the first couple of hours before switching
quickly to SE for the rest of the day. Temps are still way too warm from
17C to 27C. A little cloud cover in the early morning became complete cover
for most of the rest of the count period/.
Raptor Observations:
Given the crappy wind direction (SE) it was a bit of a surprise to see the
number of raptors moving through at the lake shore. Today's total birds was
587 with the bulk being Sharpies (331) and Am Kestrels (58) and Broadwings
(169). There were a few nice Osprey (6) and another bit of a push of N.
Harriers (12) with smaller numbers of other species.
Non-raptor Observations:
None were submitted.
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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
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