Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 38 3807 3965 Osprey 0 22 107 Bald Eagle 1 45 76 Northern Harrier 56 575 916 Sharp-shinned Hawk 125 2805 5091 Cooper's Hawk 3 171 212 Northern Goshawk 1 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2236 5310 Red-tailed Hawk 0 85 85 Rough-legged Hawk 1 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 31 1550 4167 Merlin 2 27 72 Peregrine Falcon 3 42 75 Unknown 0 45 57 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Total: 261 11418 20142 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Keith Sealy Observers: Visitors: Thanks to M. Olivier for coming out to help spot today :) Weather: Well today was one of those days that was so beautiful for weather it was hard to complain...even though it made for a fairly small flight!! Lots of blue skies and temps back up to the 19 mark. Winds were light from the SW all day. Observations: Best birds of the day were the 3 Peregrines and only the 2nd of both Rough-legged Hawk and Goshawk of the season. Predictions: The winds especially are not too promising for the next couple of days...mostly SE and E predicted. The same goes for the warm temps...too warm likely to cause much of a push for those birds that typically don't move till October such as Red-shoulders, Red-tails, Rough-legs and Goshawks. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dave Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch: Oldest Hawkwatch in Ontario - since 1931 - located just east of Port Stanley on the cliff overlooking Lake Erie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
