Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2022
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 489 6073 7105
Osprey 0 0 61
Bald Eagle 2 58 187
Northern Harrier 27 138 525
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 981 3125
Cooper's Hawk 0 72 143
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 26 31
Broad-winged Hawk 0 17 48946
Red-tailed Hawk 0 289 350
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 14 368 1440
Merlin 3 30 118
Peregrine Falcon 5 12 25
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
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 543 8065 62059
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Dave Brown
Observers: Chris Burris, Keith Sealy, Ken Wootton, Mac McAlpine,
Matt Oswald
Visitors:
A few visitors today and a good group of counters and observers helped with
todays lighter than expected count. Thanks to everyone that was there.
Weather:
Winds were great to start the day though a bit WSW but fairly strong right
off the bat before swinging to straight SW and even stronger for much of
the day before backing a bit again to WSW and dying down late in the
afternoon. No clouds at all today and high pressure still holding over the
entire region. Temps warmer today to a high of 19C.
Raptor Observations:
Well, we had hoped for Peregrines today and did get a few but nowhere near
what we expected for numbers given the prime timeframe for their typical
migration dates and the strong SW winds up the cliff. We ended with just 5
Peregrines along with a few Merlins, Am Kestrels and N Harriers (of which a
handful were males).
Non-raptor Observations:
Although raptors were scarce, the passerines were... interesting! We had
two apparent male Brewer's Blackbirds in a scope as they perched briefly
atop a snag, along with an apparent Band-tailed Pigeon in hard E-to-W
flight above the cliff edge at 954am. Details in this eBird report:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S120523825
Predictions:
The forecast is for a windy (from the S) and unsettled day on Wednesday so
I wouldn't expect much of a flight. The next possibly decent flight day
may be Friday with more SW winds.
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Report submitted by Chris Burris ([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
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