Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 49 49 Bald Eagle 7 100 100 Northern Harrier 6 306 306 Sharp-shinned Hawk 83 2938 2938 Cooper's Hawk 3 24 24 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 7 32279 32279 Red-tailed Hawk 3 30 30 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 31 978 978 Merlin 1 40 40 Peregrine Falcon 0 12 12 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: 141 36757 36757 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Tom Bolohan Observers: Dave Brown, Harold Vanderley, Steve Birch, Tom Stewart Visitors: I think we had more visitors than birds today for Day 1 of the open house. Thanks to everyone who assisted us with getting todays count done. Weather: Winds light to moderate from ENE under clear blue skies to start. Temp 12C to start the day and getting to a high of 21C. A few wispy clouds showed up by the afternoon but soon dissipated. Raptor Observations: Not quite the day we were hoping for on the opening day of the Hawk Cliff open house weekend with a small flight for the day. Total birds today was 141 with mostly Sharpies (83) and Am Kestrels (31). The real highlight today was 9 Bald Eagles of several different ages soaring together right above us and as we watched some of them were locking talons and spinning! Luckily, this occurred right around the time of the first presentation so many of the visitors got to witness it. :) Non-raptor Observations: A few non-raptors around today with Cedar Waxwings, Am Goldfinch, Am Crows, Canada Geese, Herring and Ring-billed Gulls, Downy Woodpecker, multiple N. Flickers, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (photographed), Philadelphia Vireo (photographed), Red-eyed Vireo, Gray Catbirds, Am. Robin, and what appeared to be several warblers flitting around in the trees that we never got good looks at. Predictions: Sunday looks like a bit better forecast for moderate to strong winds from the NE but with very little chance of cloud so spotting the birds will be challenging! ======================================================================== 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