Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 353 574 Osprey 0 1 59 Bald Eagle 0 15 149 Northern Harrier 4 17 380 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 81 3422 Cooper's Hawk 1 6 53 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 32302 Red-tailed Hawk 0 13 64 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 8 100 1396 Merlin 1 1 52 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 27 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: 21 591 38479 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Ronnie Goodhand Observers: Pete Chapman Visitors: Thanks to Ronnie for today's count and visitors Pete C, Rebecca, Pauline and Bonnie. Weather: Winds were moderate from the S and a bit SSW and temps went from 22C to 27C. Still very warm for October. Raptor Observations: A small flight with just 21 birds. Non-raptor Observations: There were Ruby-crowned Kinglets reported along with an ongoing Carolina Wren, N Cardinals, Blue Jays, YB Sapsucker. ======================================================================== 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.
