Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 2 30 30 Bald Eagle 10 20 20 Northern Harrier 33 58 58 Sharp-shinned Hawk 143 1033 1033 Cooper's Hawk 2 4 4 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 102 268 268 Red-tailed Hawk 3 10 10 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 40 160 160 Merlin 2 6 6 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 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: 337 1590 1590 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: 1Counter Observers: Ernie Gribble, Jim Bradshaw, Kitty Bradshaw Visitors: A big thanks to Kitty and Jim B for getting today's count done with help from Ernie G and Jeff S. Weather: Winds were light from the NE to start but quickly backed to the SW for the remainder of the day. Temps were steady from 20C to 21C for the count period. High wispy clouds filled in later to a mix of sun and cloud. Raptor Observations: A much better day today than I had expected partly with good thermal lift values and no rain at all allowing the flight to get going. Total birds today was 337 with another push of Sharpies (143), a small flight of Broadwings (102) and then decent numbers of Northern Harriers (33) and Am Kestrels (40). Non-raptor Observations: A Common Nighthawk and a few RT Hummingbirds were the only non-raptors reported today. Predictions: Tuesday will see rain all day so likely no count will be done. ======================================================================== 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.
