Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 687 Osprey 1 1 116 Bald Eagle 3 3 141 Northern Harrier 2 2 344 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 13 3722 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 136 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 10 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 14894 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 459 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 1 American Kestrel 3 3 2420 Merlin 1 1 36 Peregrine Falcon 2 2 19 Unknown 0 0 13 Total: 25 25 22999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Su Ross-Redmond Observers: Mac Visitors: Grace and Jerry and their friends Phil & his wife (name I don't remember) were quite impressed. They have been coming to the cliff for about 8 years and never had a look at a Peregrine like that before! They were thrilled...some days it's quality and not quantity. :) Also Mark from the Soo was out to help spot birds. Weather: Moderate to light SE winds with temp to 21. A few clouds moved in by afternoon. TUV=4 (Good) Observations: Only 25 birds today (no surprise with the SE winds). The highlights today were the Peregrines. One Peregrine came bulleting through at 9:25A.M. (bird time) followed by 2 juvenile Bald Eagles that came through almost together at 9:31. Then for the highlight of the day, a juvenile peregrine at 9:59A.M., that put on quite a show, diving over the cliff, popping up, diving on and catching Monarchs, then letting them go. Probably performed for us for about 6-7 minutes before he moved on. Predictions: Wel...the forecast for the weekend is promising given were hoping for good strong SW winds. For Saturday, if the rain holds off...the prediction is for SW winds switching to strong NW winds by afternoon. Sunday may be even better with strong SW winds predicted. Could be an excellent weekend for Peregrine flights at the Cliff. ======================================================================== 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
