Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 3 46 46 Bald Eagle 8 72 72 Northern Harrier 42 202 202 Sharp-shinned Hawk 246 1951 1951 Cooper's Hawk 4 17 17 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 2157 19166 19166 Red-tailed Hawk 0 24 24 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 115 517 517 Merlin 5 23 23 Peregrine Falcon 1 10 10 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: 2581 22029 22029 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Tom Bolohan Observers: Visitors: Quite a few visitors today and it sounds like several of them were folks who had driven down to see the Roseate Spoonbill that is not far from the hawk watch but it had flown away. At least they got to see a decent raptor flight. Thanks again to Tom B and everyone who helped with spotting the birds for today's count. Weather: Lots of cloud around today with temp starting warmer at 13C and getting to a high of 21C. Winds were light and variable again today. Raptor Observations: Not a bad flight given the weather wasn't the best for raptor migration. However, with the light winds and continued warmer air there were thermals today with little shear and the birds took advantage. Total raptors for today was 2,581 with again lots of Broadwings (2,157), Sharpies (246) and Am Kestrels (115). A really good flight of Northern Harriers (46) along with Osprey (3), Bald Eagles (8), Cooper's Hawks (4), Merlins (5) and a lone Peregrine. Non-raptor Observations: None reported. Predictions: Monday is looking VERY good for a raptor flight with very strong thermals and steady moderate NW winds across the entire region of Southwestern Ontario. I suspect that this will be one of the last big pushes by the Broadwings to move so be watching the skies wherever you are tomorrow. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dave Brown (ez.raptor1210@gmail.com) 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