Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 1 Turkey Vulture 11 441 22778 Osprey 1 3 68 Bald Eagle 4 32 439 Northern Harrier 0 10 671 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 28 3365 Cooper's Hawk 0 6 218 Northern Goshawk 0 0 14 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 14 821 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 23657 Red-tailed Hawk 11 288 3113 Rough-legged Hawk 0 4 7 Golden Eagle 0 19 78 American Kestrel 0 2 1204 Merlin 0 2 92 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 127 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: 27 850 56670 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 2.5 hours Official Counter: Dave Brown Observers: Visitors: None today. Weather: Lots of sun with some cloud building in by late morning. Temp was cool to start at 1C. Winds moderate from the WNW then going straight W unfortunately which meant a slow flight day. Raptor Observations: Not much moving with just 27 birds today⦠mostly Redtails (11) and late Osprey. Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptors included Horned Larks, Am Pipits, E Starlings, Bonapartes Gulls, Herring Gulls, Blue Jays, E Bluebirds, Am Crows, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Am Goldfinch, Carolina Wren. ======================================================================== 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.
