Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 18 260 Osprey 0 15 200 Bald Eagle 2 21 266 Northern Harrier 5 161 1393 Sharp-shinned Hawk 50 1203 10649 Cooper's Hawk 1 42 231 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 3 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 41012 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 51 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 11 197 3899 Merlin 0 20 212 Peregrine Falcon 3 98 128 Unknown 9 Total: 72 1778 58313 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Su Ross-Redmond Observers: Jason McGuire, Keith Sealy, Mark Cunningham, Mary Carnahan Visitors: A few visitors: Brian and Kandyd Naylor from North Bay(first time out) and furthest away today Stan Olson and his wife from Abbotsford B.C. Weather: Lots of cloud cover to start the day and then it broke out by mid morning. Still very warm and with very high humidity....temp hit 22 C but felt more like 30 in the direct sun. Hard to believe it's October!! Winds were non-existent to start and then were light from the NE to the SW and then the W. Raptor Observations: A very small flight today...more typical of these hot humid days with light winds. Only 72 birds total for the day...highlight being the 3 Peregrines. Non-raptor Observations: Lots of little birds - not so many hawks! Some of the warblers and others seen today were: Black-throated blue Black-throated green Yellow-rumps (lots of them) Orange-crowned Blackpoll W.B. Nuthatch Bl Cap. Chickadee (15-20) Tufted Titmouse Rufous-sided Towhee Brown Creeper Downy Woodpeckers Red-bellied Woodpecker Flocks of Jays, Starlings, Red-wings, Grackles and Goldfinch. Good number of Monarchs too. Predictions: If the prediction of NW winds holds for Tuesday morning then we may get a bit more of a flight...and perhaps a few more Red-shoulders or our first Goshawk of the season. ======================================================================== 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 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
