Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 1 Turkey Vulture 16 506 22843 Osprey 0 3 68 Bald Eagle 9 56 463 Northern Harrier 6 22 683 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 40 3377 Cooper's Hawk 5 18 230 Northern Goshawk 0 1 15 Red-shouldered Hawk 8 23 830 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 23657 Red-tailed Hawk 175 547 3372 Rough-legged Hawk 0 4 7 Golden Eagle 4 23 82 American Kestrel 0 3 1205 Merlin 1 6 96 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 127 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 14 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Total: 231 1253 57073 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Tom Bolohan Observers: Ken Visitors: Thanks to Tom B and Ken for doing today's count. Weather: Winds were moderate from the WNW and W for the day with very little cloud cover till about 1:00 pm. Temps started cold at -5C and got to a high of just 2C. Raptor Observations: Not a bad flight today with 231 total raptors including some good quality birds with Golden Eagles (4) and Red-shouldered Hawks (8). Most of today's fligth was again Redtails (175). Non-raptor Observations: None reported. Predictions: The forecast is for SSW and SW winds over the next couple of days which will not keep the birds down along the Lake Erie shoreline. They'll most likely pass along further inland towards St. Thomas. ======================================================================== 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