Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 5 13 18
Osprey 8 63 65
Bald Eagle 7 39 41
Northern Harrier 21 222 225
Sharp-shinned Hawk 529 2468 2473
Cooper's Hawk 7 24 25
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 51 251 252
Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 136 1085 1132
Merlin 16 57 57
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown 5 6
Total: 780 4232 4303
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Colin Horstead, Su Ross-Redmond
Observers: Colin Horstead, Dave Brown, Dave Verkley, Harvey Patterson,
Keith Sealy, Su Ross-Redmond, Wayne Parnall
Visitors:
A few visitors today even with the bad weather...R. H. Covington (Delhi),
Gary and Jenny Houghton (Sarnia) and John B. Anderton (London).
Weather:
Another wet start to the day with heavy overcast skies and rain.
Eventually, skies opened up with a mix of sun and cloud. Temp was cooler
with a high of 20 C. Winds were moderate from the W for the morning then
got stronger swinging SW and then quickly back around to the NW.
Raptor Observations:
For a day that started with such rotten weather, today ended up with a
really good flight of 780 birds. The Sharpies (529) continue to dominate
the migration numbers with Kestrels (136) putting in a good showing for the
day. A snall number of Broadwings (51) but some really excellent looks at 4
of the 7 Bald Eagles...right on the deck in front of the count area with
one that almost landed in a tree then flew right past the counters and
visitors. Those with cameras were snapping lots of shots. :)
Non-raptor Observations:
Still some good warblers around today with Tennessee, Blackpoll,
Black-throated Blue and Ovenbird. Also had another Common Nighthawk today
along with a single American Pipit. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds continue to
zip through in small numbers. The real highlight today was the 100's if not
1000's of Monarchs that were taking shelter in the trees surrounding the
hawkwatch. They were everywhere!! Between the Monarchs and the hundreds of
large dragonflies it made spotting the birds very challenging at times.
Predictions:
Predicted winds are NW for Wednesday morning which could get us off to a
great start for the day.
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Report submitted by Dave Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at:
http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm
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