Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 910 7535 7693 Osprey 1 23 108 Bald Eagle 3 56 87 Northern Harrier 23 781 1122 Sharp-shinned Hawk 226 4744 7030 Cooper's Hawk 17 295 336 Northern Goshawk 1 6 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 14 14 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2236 5310 Red-tailed Hawk 46 191 191 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 5 1842 4459 Merlin 1 47 92 Peregrine Falcon 1 53 86 Unknown 0 53 65 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Total: 1238 17880 26604 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Keith Sealy Observers: Visitors: Thanks to Colin and Tom again today along with E. Taylor for helping count :) Weather: Cool with a high to just 12. Increasing cloud as the day progressed with light SW winds. Observations: A total of 1238 birds counted today of 12 different species. Looks like the Red-tails and Red-Shoulders are finally moving and another nice Goshawk today. Predictions: Saturday's most likely a bit of a washout with rain expected over most of Southern Ontario. ======================================================================== 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.
