Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 12 869 25491 Osprey 0 5 278 Bald Eagle 2 29 356 Northern Harrier 7 265 1945 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 312 14905 Cooper's Hawk 3 89 620 Northern Goshawk 1 13 52 Red-shouldered Hawk 30 624 1068 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 43083 Red-tailed Hawk 406 3866 5911 Rough-legged Hawk 1 28 43 Golden Eagle 5 79 129 American Kestrel 0 8 5076 Merlin 0 11 237 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 101 Unknown 16 51 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 471 6214 99348 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Dave Brown Observers: Paul Brown, Shay Redmond Visitors: A few visitors out to brave the cold today...thanks to Murray Larmour, Dennis Roberson (London) and John Fenton (Tillsonburg) along with Paul Brown. :) Weather: Lots of cloud cover again today and quite cool, especially with the slightly stronger N winds resulting in some windchill...temp never got above 4C. Raptor Observations: Interestingly, even with the lower cloud deck today the birds continued to fly right up to 4:00 p.m. This is about the latest the flight has gone for the last while. A total of 471 raptors were counted for today...with 5 more Golden Eagles, 30 Red-shoulders and 406 Redtails and a single Northern Goshawk and the final bird of the day was a very low Dark morph Roughleg. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dave Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm Site Description: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch: Oldest Hawkwatch in Ontario - since 1931 - located just east of Port Stanley on the cliff overlooking Lake Erie Directions to site: >From east 401, take the Highbury south cut off at London, follow Highbury (Hwy 30) south to St. Thomas. Highbury changes into South Edgeware at a large curve in the road to the west. Follow South Edgeware west to the first set of traffic lights - Burwell Road, turn left (south) and stay on this road. It becomes Fairview Ave (Regional Road 22), which runs directly into Hawk Cliff Road. You will see a sign for Hawkes Cliff Farm, where they sell fresh vegetables and a gravel road just beyond sign. Just continue down gravel road to viewing area. >From west 401, take the Highway # 4 (Colonel Talbot Rd.) exit south, through Talbotville, road now is Sunset Rd. continue towards St. Thomas; you will come to a veer in the road, straight up to St. Thomas, veer to the right for Port Stanley, follow Highway 4, now Sunset to Port Stanley. As you approach Port Stanley you will come to a large curve in the road with a sign saying East St, to the left. Take East St., and follow it to the first road left, (opposite Port Stanley Water Tower) Dexter Line. Follow Dexter Line approximately 2 km. and turn right down gravel road at Hawkes Cliff Farm, and follow gravel road to viewing area
