Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 46 47 Bald Eagle 3 99 99 Northern Harrier 7 161 164 Sharp-shinned Hawk 41 1009 1011 Cooper's Hawk 0 26 26 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 4 5792 5794 Red-tailed Hawk 1 44 44 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 15 760 761 Merlin 1 43 43 Peregrine Falcon 3 22 22 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: 75 8005 8014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Dave Verkley, Keith Sealy, Ronnie Goodhand Visitors: Thanks to everyone that helped with today's count... Chris B., Ronnie, Keith and Dave V. along with a few others that I didn't get names for. Weather: The temperature remained fairly steady, about 18C-20C all day. Winds started W early, then swung to NW moderate (18-22km/h) for the remainder. Cloud was 100% to start, and dropped to 20% by end of day. Raptor Observations: Despite the nice winds, the count was a modest 75. Most notable were the three Peregrines (1:48pm, 2:03pm, 3:05pm). Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptors included: Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Blue Jay (hundreds), American Goldfinch, House Wren, Magnolia Warbler, Gray Catbird, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Common Loon, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, American Crow, Chimney Swift, Pileated Woodpecker (3!), Hairy Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, American Redstart, Indigo Bunting, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Northern Cardinal, Cedar Waxwing, and Black-capped Chickadee. Perhaps the most noteworthy sighting of the day was an Eastern Red Bat – a surprisingly orange, floppy flier that popped up over the willows. Predictions: Well forecasters are predicting some moderate SW winds for Thursday and Friday and if it holds we are right at prime time for Peregrines. These birds love winds blowing hard right up the cliff from the SW so there might be a bit of a movement for this species. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebrowns@ezlink.ca) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=392