Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 106 832 13583 Osprey 0 0 61 Bald Eagle 35 51 298 Northern Harrier 16 46 636 Sharp-shinned Hawk 43 149 5560 Cooper's Hawk 13 29 228 American Goshawk 2 4 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 76 408 590 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 32328 Red-tailed Hawk 495 1589 2645 Rough-legged Hawk 2 4 18 Golden Eagle 42 79 103 American Kestrel 0 3 1985 Merlin 2 9 93 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 56 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: 832 3205 58192 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Dave Brown, Mac McAlpine, Tom Bolohan Visitors: Thanks to Ken, Ronnie, Harold, Michelle, Richard, Eric and the many others who helped with spotting today. Some had their first (and second and...) Golden today. Congrats to all who took part in this amazing day. Weather: Mostly sunny to begin, mostly cloudy to end; temps ranged from 1C to 7C. Winds were modest but steady, mostly NW. Raptor Observations: A stunning 42 Golden Eagles -- one of the highest counts since formal record keeping began in 2000. Most were subadults: Birds were low and high, inland and near the lake. Two American Goshawks -- one doing the usual low dash, the other perched to shake off the unpleasantness of the banding station -- added excitement. Non-trivial numbers of buteos also moved through. Non-raptor Observations: Good numbers of American Pipits and Eastern Bluebirds were noted, among others. eBird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S154261876 Predictions: Partly sunny with moderate E to SE winds mean a more modest flight. ======================================================================== 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