Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 250 3755 4237 Osprey 1 7 137 Bald Eagle 0 25 187 Northern Harrier 1 45 326 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 869 4883 Cooper's Hawk 2 26 103 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 6 Broad-winged Hawk 0 64 22145 Red-tailed Hawk 0 9 61 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 1 American Kestrel 0 155 2171 Merlin 1 2 52 Peregrine Falcon 3 48 104 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 260 5009 34414 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Colin Horstead Observers: Dave Stimac, Don Taylor, Jim Dunn, Mary Carnahan Visitors: Thanks to Dave Stimac for coming over from Michigan to help today....just too bad the weather wasn't the best! Weather: Winds were very strong from the WNW to start the day swinging slightly to the N and slowly decreasing through the day. Cool (but not too cold) with a high of 13C. Cloud cover was 100% for the entire day and there was a light drizzle on and off for all but two separate hours of the count period. Raptor Observations: The flight consisted of mostly TV's (250), singles of Osprey, Harrier and Merlin, a couple each of Sharpies and Coops and another 3 Peregrines....one which flew right over the counters. Total for the day was just 260 birds. Non-raptor Observations: Hardly a passerine in the sky today. There were some Common Loons spotted (5), a RB Woodpecker and an E. Phoebe. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dave Brown ([email protected]) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
