Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 06, 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1 1 8534 Osprey 0 0 30 Bald Eagle 10 10 161 Northern Harrier 3 3 393 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 3452 Cooper's Hawk 4 4 170 Northern Goshawk 1 1 11 Red-shouldered Hawk 14 14 498 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6313 Red-tailed Hawk 153 153 2695 Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 20 Golden Eagle 3 3 39 American Kestrel 0 0 839 Merlin 0 0 65 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 40 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: 191 191 23260 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Tom Bolohan Observers: Visitors: Thanks to Tom B for doing today's count and to visitor Ken W. Weather: A day of sun and cloud with moderate N winds. Temps ranged from -3C to -1C. Raptor Observations: We're into December at this point but there are still birds on the move... including 3 more Golden Eagles. Also seeing quite a few buteos flying through with Redtails, Red-shoulders and Roughlegs and a single N. Goshawk. Non-raptor Observations: A good flight of Sandhill Cranes crossing through today with a total of 589 tallied. ======================================================================== 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 -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines To edit your membership settings visit the Birdnews setup page at: http://ontbirds.ca/mailman/listinfo/birdnews_ontbirds.ca. During the COVID-19 pandemic, all Ontario birders should be taking extra precautions and following local, provincial, and federal regulations regarding physical distancing and non-essential travel. To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
