Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 1 Turkey Vulture 142 430 22767 Osprey 1 2 67 Bald Eagle 11 28 435 Northern Harrier 6 10 671 Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 28 3365 Cooper's Hawk 2 6 218 Northern Goshawk 0 0 14 Red-shouldered Hawk 8 14 821 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 23657 Red-tailed Hawk 141 277 3102 Rough-legged Hawk 4 4 7 Golden Eagle 4 19 78 American Kestrel 0 2 1204 Merlin 2 2 92 Peregrine Falcon 1 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: 342 823 56643 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Tom Bolohan Observers: Dana Latour, Tim Arthur Visitors: Thanks to Tom B. for doing today's count along with help from Dana L and Tim A. Weather: Quite cool to start the day at 0C and getting quite a bit warmer by the afternoon to a high of 14C. Winds were very lifght to start from the N and remained light for the day and switched all the way around to S for the last three hours. Very few clouds around for the first four hours before filling in quite a bit and then opening back up once again in the last hour. Raptor Observations: Not a big flight today but some good birds with 342 total raptors tallied. Had a few more Golden Eagles (4) along with a few Rough-legged Hawks (4) and a lone Peregrine. The single Osprey is getting quite late as we're into mid November. Non-raptor Observations: None reported. ======================================================================== 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 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.
