Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 127 127 2376 Osprey 1 1 52 Bald Eagle 18 18 197 Northern Harrier 38 38 404 Sharp-shinned Hawk 74 74 1300 Cooper's Hawk 2 2 35 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 2 Broad-winged Hawk 2 2 23649 Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 70 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 9 9 731 Merlin 6 6 44 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 53 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 1 Total: 279 279 28914 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Tom Bolohan Observers: Jim Bradshaw, Kitty Bradshaw, Tim Foran Visitors: A few visitors today. Thanks to Jim and Kitty B along with Tom B, Tim F and others for their help with doing today's count. Weather: Light N winds for the count period with a few clouds around. Temp was quite cool to start at 9C and reached a high of 21C by the end of the count period. Raptor Observations: A good flight today with a total of 279 birds tallied with the bulk being TVs (127) and Sharpies (74). A number of other species as well in smaller numbers including a lone Peregrine for the day. Non-raptor Observations: None reported. Predictions: Hoping with forecast SW winds for Saturday to see some more Peregrines come through along the cliff. ======================================================================== 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