Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 34 37 Bald Eagle 3 81 83 Northern Harrier 9 133 138 Sharp-shinned Hawk 103 307 308 Cooper's Hawk 4 17 17 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 304 21527 21527 Red-tailed Hawk 2 4 4 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 62 427 454 Merlin 0 22 22 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 5 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: 487 22557 22595 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Matt Oswald Observers: Derek Lyon Visitors: Quite a few visitors to the site today. Thanks to Matt O for serving as official counter today as many of our ohter counters were spread around Ontario taking part in the GREAT Great Lakes Hawk Watch this weekend. Weather: There were clouds around which helped spot the birds that were moving through the hawk watch area though the cloud cover started to disappear as the day went on and high pressure approached the region. Winds were moderate from the N (and maybe a bit NNE) for the entire day and the humidity dropped nicely through the morning. Raptor Observations: Despite the favourable winds from a northerly direction the total count for the day was 487 with the bulk being Broadwings (304). Other raptors tallied included a decent count of SHarpies (103) and Am. Kestrels (62) and a few Coopers (4), Bald Eagles (3) and N. Harriers (9) and we decided to count a couple of high flying Redtails as well. Non-raptor Observations: None reported today. Predictions: Lots of blue skies and winds starting light from the NE then swinging around to the SE by midday. There WILL be Broadwings and other raptors on the move tomorrow BUT the big question will be where will the flight line setup? ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dave Brown ([email protected]) 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 -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines During the COVID-19 pandemic, all Ontario birders should be taking extra precautions and following local, provincial, and federal regulations regarding physical distancing and non-essential travel. To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
