Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 702 2951 Osprey 0 6 57 Bald Eagle 8 57 236 Northern Harrier 6 67 433 Sharp-shinned Hawk 93 491 1717 Cooper's Hawk 5 19 52 Northern Goshawk 0 7 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 23649 Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 72 Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 30 74 796 Merlin 2 12 50 Peregrine Falcon 8 23 75 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: 153 1465 30100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Visitors: Thanks to Chris B for compiling today's count. Weather: The temp climbed from 18C to 21C. Winds were moderate for most of the day (from about 15 to 30 km/h) beginning SE and slowly swinging to SW by count’s end. There were a few clear patches, but mostly layered overcast as the locally rainless cloud bands marched over. Raptor Observations: In addition to the Turkey Vultures, Red-tailed Hawks, and Bald Eagles that wandered back and forth like locals, there was fair variety and not bad numbers considering the unrelenting southerly wind direction. The undisputed highlight occurred when one of the day’s 8 Peregrine Falcons took a swipe at a first-of-season light morph Rough-legged Hawk. Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptors included: Common Loon, Canada Goose, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Bonaparte’s Gull, Double-crested Cormorant, American Crow, Blue Jay (still hundreds), American Goldfinch, Northern Cardinal, American Robin, European Starling, Red-winged Blackbird, Mourning Dove, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and Blackpoll Warbler. Predictions: More southerly winds from the SW again tomorrow so possibly the same kind of flight with a few more Peregrines trickling through. ======================================================================== 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