Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 210 582 582 Osprey 0 46 49 Bald Eagle 3 129 131 Northern Harrier 11 267 272 Sharp-shinned Hawk 84 840 841 Cooper's Hawk 1 20 20 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 135 23515 23515 Red-tailed Hawk 3 10 10 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 634 661 Merlin 1 33 33 Peregrine Falcon 0 48 48 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: 451 26124 26162 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 11:30:00 Total observation time: 2.5 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Visitors: Thanks to Chris B for providing a count from today. I didn't receive any other count report although I believe there were a couple of others there counting into the afternon so if they wish to add to this report please email the contact email on the Hawk Cliff Hawk Watch website. Weather: The temp climbed from 13C to 17C. The wind was gentle from the N (about 10 km/h) initially but basically died in the transition to the third hour. The sky was an unrelenting blue throughout, meaning lots of high birds that were often difficult to spot and track. Raptor Observations: Things looked good early – small kettles of Broad-winged Hawks were still moving through along with respectable numbers of Sharp-shinned Hawks and Northern Harriers. Turkey Vultures are also clearly beginning to evacuate. But when the wind died, the sky emptied. The stable flies stayed. The official counter did not. Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptors included: Red-breasted Nuthatch, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Winter Wren, Blue Jay, and American Goldfinch. ======================================================================== 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