Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 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 8 139 141
Bald Eagle 1 152 154
Northern Harrier 30 627 630
Sharp-shinned Hawk 759 7532 7537
Cooper's Hawk 13 98 99
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 39297 39298
Red-tailed Hawk 0 10 14
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 151 2434 2481
Merlin 11 124 124
Peregrine Falcon 2 9 9
Unknown 7 8
Total: 975 50442 50513
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Jennifer Lyon
Observers: Derek Lyon, Don Taylor, Keith Sealy, Leola Sealy,
Mark Cunningham, Su Ross-Redmond
Visitors:
Thanks to the usual crew for helping with today's count...and also to Leola
S. and David Hill.
Weather:
Another beautiful day today, though still a bit too nice for a big push of
raptors. Lots of cloud in the morning ..breaking out slightly midday and
then fog rolling in for the afternoon cutting visibility to under 1 km.
Contiuing warmer with a temp to 24 C.
Raptor Observations:
Wow...obviously the cloud helped quite a bit today as the counters tallied
another 975 birds. Impact bird for the day (as for most days so far this
season) was Sharpies (759) with highlights being Cooper's Hawk(13), Merlin
(11) and Peregrine (2). Again not a single Broadwing.
Interestingly, I had a call from my brother in St. Marys to say that he
had a kettle of nearly 200 Broadwings just over his home...and they were
headed SW towards London. Obviously, there is still a number of Broadwings
moving through the region...just not through the hawkwatch areas.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
The weekend continues to look promising with predicted W to NW winds for
Saturday and NE winds for Sunday and little chance of precipitation. Come
out and join us for the HCF 2nd Hawk Cliff Weekend activities.
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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
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
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