Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 4 844 13595 Osprey 0 0 61 Bald Eagle 5 74 321 Northern Harrier 3 78 668 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 178 5589 Cooper's Hawk 0 39 238 American Goshawk 1 6 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 447 629 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 32328 Red-tailed Hawk 107 1966 3022 Rough-legged Hawk 1 5 19 Golden Eagle 0 109 133 American Kestrel 0 3 1985 Merlin 1 15 99 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 56 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: 132 3766 58753 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 12:30:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Ronnie Goodhand Weather: A sunny, cold start, with clouds increasing during the count period. Temp ranged from -2C to 3C. Wind was a moderate ENE during the span. Raptor Observations: A few kettles of mostly buteos filtered through by mid-day, but most birds were vary high, consistent with the eastern tailwinds. Countable Red-taileds hit triple digits, along with a handful of Red-shouldereds and a single dark morph Rough-legged. One more American Goshawk lumbered through at medium height with buteos not far off. Non-raptor Observations: Common Raven and Northern Flicker were the most notable non-raptors. eBird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S154885684 Predictions: Rain and southeast winds suggest that you'd best give yourself a day off on Tuesday. ======================================================================== 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 -- 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.
