Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 13 18
Osprey 4 124 126
Bald Eagle 4 126 128
Northern Harrier 33 537 540
Sharp-shinned Hawk 307 5755 5760
Cooper's Hawk 6 61 62
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 2 39265 39266
Red-tailed Hawk 0 8 12
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 32 2042 2089
Merlin 2 98 98
Peregrine Falcon 0 6 6
Unknown 6 7
Total: 390 48041 48112
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Colin Horstead
Observers: Dave Sked, Derek Lyon, Ed Taylor, Jennifer Lyon,
Keith Sealy, Su Ross-Redmond
Visitors:
A few visitors today...including Jamie & Mike Werner (Engle Hart), James
Taylor (Trenton), Bruce Gates (Dowling), Dave Sked / Brian Ahara / Frances
Lamont (all from St. Catherines), Norm Jackson (Kitchener), Jay & Marlene
Farkas (Toldeo, OH) and Ed Taylor (Paris). Thanks to Jen and Derek Lyon
along with Colin H. and Keith Sealy for looking after today's count
Weather:
Much like a summer day today with warm temps and moderate S to SE winds.
Little in the way of clouds.
Raptor Observations:
Not a bad flight given the SE winds. Total of 390 birds tallied with the
majority of the count being Sharpies (307), Northern Harriers (33) and
Kestrels (32). Only 2 Broadwings today...after a weekend that saw nearly
30,000 pass through the area!!
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
More S and SE winds...need I say more. :)
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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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