Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 36 326 22130
Osprey 0 0 137
Bald Eagle 0 2 235
Northern Harrier 4 13 589
Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 34 10250
Cooper's Hawk 4 13 305
Northern Goshawk 1 10 40
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 17 357
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 22166
Red-tailed Hawk 17 321 2684
Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 7
Golden Eagle 1 13 63
American Kestrel 1 3 2766
Merlin 0 0 69
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 122
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: 77 755 61920
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Colin Horstead
Observers: Beth Wigle, Clive Hodder, Don Wigle, Jan Niewiadomski,
Jim Dunn, John Potticary, Kathy, Mary Carnahan,
Mike Kirchin
Weather:
Not a bad day weather wise until rain shut down the count midafternoon.
Temp made it to 11C...and winds were light to moderate from the S most of
the day.
Raptor Observations:
Not a big flight today with just 77 birds total...but at least birds were
seen every hour. Highlights were a lone Golden Eagle just before noon and a
young (juv) Northern Goshawk that made a run at a large flock of birds in
the trees to the left of the counters and successfully nailed a bird that
it then took to the ground.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Tuesday now looks promising with predicted W and NW winds and at least some
sunshine to start the day. It will depend on how quickly the next system
pushes into south-western Ontario. Looking out further...Thursday is
looking really interesting with again strong NW winds and a mix of sun and
cloud. Of course this can change very quickly. Remember to bundle up with
extra layers when the winds are from the NW.
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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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