Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 2018
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 190 10656 10992
Osprey 0 5 52
Bald Eagle 14 123 236
Northern Harrier 35 401 573
Sharp-shinned Hawk 384 3547 4824
Cooper's Hawk 12 166 209
Northern Goshawk 1 4 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 8 94 94
Broad-winged Hawk 1 47 5880
Red-tailed Hawk 122 417 467
Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 1
Golden Eagle 2 21 22
American Kestrel 73 1638 2461
Merlin 12 101 147
Peregrine Falcon 0 56 79
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: 855 17277 26043
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Matt Oswald
Observers: Eric Single, Mac McAlpine, Richard Skevington,
Ronnie Goodhand
Visitors:
Thanks to Matt, Mac, Eric, Ronnie, Richard S. and to several other visitors
who really helped with spotting the birds today and getting the count done.
Weather:
Winds were as promised moderate to strong from the NW for the day with
solid cloud cover to start that eventually broke out to a mix of sun and
cloud. Temps started at 5C and rose to a high of just 9C. There was some
drizzle in the air just before the noon hour which may have affected the
flight negatively somewhat.
Raptor Observations:
The total birds for the day was 855 but with just 2 Golden Eagles for the
day which was a bit surprising given the time of the season and conditions.
However, there were some decent numbers of Sharpies (384) and Merlins (12)
with a good spread of other species across the observation period including
the first Roughie for the season and another adult N. Goshawk.
Non-raptor Observations:
A few non-raptors were noted today with Wild Turkey, Common Loons, Eastern
Bluebirds and Blue Jays along with lots of other passerines.
Predictions:
Well the powers that be are still forecasting NW or NNW winds for the
entire day on Wednesday though with a lot more cloud and a small chance of
precipitation by mid-afternoon. There should be at least a decent flight
for most species.
Thursday's forecast has changed a bit with NW winds predicted for the
morning before backing to W.
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Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebro...@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
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