Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 1 Turkey Vulture 167 167 22504 Osprey 1 1 66 Bald Eagle 12 12 419 Northern Harrier 2 2 663 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 3338 Cooper's Hawk 1 1 213 Northern Goshawk 0 0 14 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 3 810 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 23657 Red-tailed Hawk 78 78 2903 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 3 Golden Eagle 11 11 70 American Kestrel 0 0 1202 Merlin 0 0 90 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 126 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 14 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Total: 276 276 56096 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Tom Bolohan Observers: Visitors: Thanks to Tom B and Ken W for doing a count today. Weather: Winds were moderate to strong from the W for the day which typically slows down any flight but with a good mix of sun and cloud some birds were on the move today. Temps were quite cool to start at 1C and only getting to a high of 7C so we're finally starting to see more late fall like weather. Raptor Observations: Not a very big flight today with just 276 birds tallied of which 167 were TVs. However, there were some good quality raptors with a number of Golden Eagles (11 - 7 of which passed in the 12-1 EST timeframe!) Some Redtails (78) and Red-shoulders (3) and a late Osprey were also passing by and not much else. Non-raptor Observations: None reported. Predictions: More of the same for Wednesday so it's hard to say how much of a flight there will be. Perhaps there's a few more Golden Eagles in the pipeline. ======================================================================== 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.
