Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 310 11435 Osprey 0 1 62 Bald Eagle 0 34 257 Northern Harrier 0 17 611 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 23 3633 Cooper's Hawk 5 30 219 Northern Goshawk 0 3 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 37 93 338 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 48949 Red-tailed Hawk 350 999 2517 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 4 Golden Eagle 4 17 44 American Kestrel 0 2 1503 Merlin 0 6 132 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 33 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 2 Total: 396 1538 69746 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 3 hours Official Counter: 1Counter Observers: Visitors: None. Weather: Nice mix of sun and big puffy cumulus clouds consistently around 60% for the count period today. Temps 0C (felt like -5C with the wind chill) and got to a high of 2C. Winds were light to moderate from the W and then backing to the NW. Raptor Observations: Not a bad flight today for just the 3 hour count period with another 4 Golden Eagles and a great count of Redtails (350). Non-raptor Observations: The counter mentioned a number of passerines seen but with no specifics other than it included some warblers. Predictions: The next couple of days have a forecast of NE to E winds for Tuesday and then NW winds on Wednesday BUT with a real messy mix of precipitation possible. IF it turns out the precipitation is all snow then the birds may actually move but if there's too much rain mixed in that would shut down the flight most likely. ======================================================================== 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.
