Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 86 687 687 Osprey 0 115 115 Bald Eagle 1 138 138 Northern Harrier 4 342 342 Sharp-shinned Hawk 37 3709 3709 Cooper's Hawk 2 136 136 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 10 10 Broad-winged Hawk 3 14894 14894 Red-tailed Hawk 12 459 459 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 4 2417 2417 Merlin 1 35 35 Peregrine Falcon 0 17 17 Unknown 0 13 13 Total: 150 22974 22974 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Su Ross-Redmond Observers: Visitors: John McKeon Weather: Cery light NW winds that switched to W by noon. Temp cooler to only 19. Cloud cover heavier at times. TUV=5 (Very Good) Observations: Even though the TUV was very good today (i.e. thermals were good for soaring over the whole region)...the NW winds were just too kight I think to push a lot of birds down to the Lake Erie shoreline. Total of 150 birds today...nothing unusual. :) Predictions: Forecast is for SE winds possibly switching to S...worst winds possible for any kind of decent flight. Might just get a few Peregrines at the Cliff riding the updraft created by such southerly winds. WE NEED A GOOD STRONG SW WIND...AFTER ALL IT'S PEREGRINE TIME!! Keep your fingers crossed. ======================================================================== 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
