Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2022
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 14 33 35
Bald Eagle 1 8 8
Northern Harrier 16 34 34
Sharp-shinned Hawk 168 399 402
Cooper's Hawk 6 13 13
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1620 2091 2091
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 287 394 403
Merlin 19 24 25
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
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: 2131 2996 3011
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 12 hours
Official Counter: Dave Brown
Observers: Chris Burris, Matt Oswald, Michael Sandell, Tom Bolohan,
Tom Stewart
Visitors:
Lots of visitors today so I'm not going to try and name them all but a big
thanks to all the folks who helped with spotting the birds (once they
actually started passing through).
Weather:
Moderate to strong NW winds BUT very heavy fog to start the day for almost
3 hours which held off any kind of flight (in fact they issued a heavy fog
advisory for the entire area that didn't expire till after 12 noon!). Temp
started at 13C and got to a high of 24C. The humidity values didn't drop
till the afternoon which continued to hinder the flight.
Raptor Observations:
When the birds DID finally get moving a bit it was nothing like the day we
had hoped for. Some good movement of Sharpies and Am. Kestrels and
actually a good number of Merlins...but the other species didn't come
through in any numbers till the last 2 or 3 hours when we spotted a couple
of good sized BW kettles (one of 450 birds and the other a really awesome
880 birds!) and then had a run of Osprey and N. Harriers come through till
just before dusk.
Non-raptor Observations:
Some good non-raptors today and for a complete list see the following eBird
checklist:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S118761270
and also check other eBird checklists at the Hawk Cliff hotspot:
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L9?yr=all&m=&rank=mrec
Predictions:
The forecast for winds has now changed so that the day will start with NE
but quickly switch to E and then SE in the afternoon which at Hawk Cliff
means the flight gets pushed inland away from the site. The BWs WILL be
flying tomorrow but could end up in a flight line anywhere between Lake
Erie and London.
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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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