Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 1575 5385 5393
Osprey 1 9 62
Bald Eagle 25 135 187
Northern Harrier 18 117 448
Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 579 2575
Cooper's Hawk 1 53 98
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 12 16
Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 1300
Red-tailed Hawk 1 56 112
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 2
American Kestrel 7 180 1344
Merlin 2 21 69
Peregrine Falcon 4 38 57
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: 1650 6594 11664
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Matt Oswald
Observers: Chris Burris, Dave Brown, Harold V., Mac McAlpine,
Ronnie Goodhand
Visitors:
Some visitors today and thanks to them and several of our regular
counters... Matt, Mac, Ronnie, Chris, Su and Harold for getting a count
done today.
Weather:
Moderate WSW to SW winds were forecast and they did seem straight SW at
times but during the late morning it seemed the wind went almost fully W
and it slowed the flight. Temps were much cooler to start at 6C and
climbing to a high of 20C. A bit of cloud around throughout the count
period but it never built in.
Raptor Observations:
We had hoped for a better flight today especially of Peregrines but we only
saw a few Peregrines (4) with the 1st coming by around 10 EST and the
others by lunch time. Otherwise, the only other real highlights were a
number of male N. Harriers (the "grey ghosts"), a couple of Merlins and a
single Osprey. The total birds tallied for the day was 1650 but most of
these were TVs (1575 based on a rough count today).
Non-raptor Observations:
We were still seeing a few passerines in and around the viewing platform
area but most were hunkered down out of the winds. Birds included Chipping
Sparrows which we hadn't seen around the viewing area this fall yet and at
least one Belted Kingfisher doing a flyby.
Just 3 Monarchs were observed today.
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Report submitted by Dave Brown ([email protected])
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
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