Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 2 19 22 Bald Eagle 5 27 29 Northern Harrier 4 47 52 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 41 42 Cooper's Hawk 0 4 4 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 19 425 425 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 33 170 197 Merlin 3 8 8 Peregrine Falcon 1 3 3 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: 78 744 782 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Visitors: None reported. Thanks to Chris B for hanging in for the day to complete the count. Weather: Temps ranged from 13C to 21C. The wind was generally a moderate NW, about 10 to 15 km/h with occasional gusts. The sky began as absolutely clear and progressed to 80% coverage by the end of the count period. Raptor Observations: Small numbers but decent variety: American Kestrels and Broad-winged Hawks led the charge. A single Peregrine Falcon was the next-to-last raptor recorded. (Local Red-tailed Hawks and Turkey Vultures were not included in the count.) Non-raptor Observations: Note that it was a 7 woodpecker day, with over 50 total non-raptor species recorded! Non-raptors included: Canada Goose, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, American Crow, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Mourning Dove, Song Sparrow, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Indigo Bunting, Rock Pigeon, Barn Swallow, Chimney Swift, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, House Wren, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Cardinal, Cliff Swallow, Green Heron, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Blackpoll Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Warbling Vireo, Northern Flicker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Black-and-White Warbler, American Redstart, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Least Flycatcher, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-eyed Vireo, Red-winged Blackbird, Double-crested Cormorant, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Common Nighthawk, Green Heron, and Red-headed Woodpecker (x2). Predictions: Moderate NW winds and sun and cloud should bring a decent flight for Friday. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebrowns@ezlink.ca) 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