Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 1375 1375 2443
Osprey 8 8 286
Bald Eagle 12 12 152
Northern Harrier 75 75 889
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1187 1187 8440
Cooper's Hawk 36 36 138
Northern Goshawk 1 1 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 12
Broad-winged Hawk 321 321 98917
Red-tailed Hawk 9 9 73
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 394 394 3911
Merlin 9 9 149
Peregrine Falcon 8 8 60
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: 3436 3436 115472
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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: Ches Caister, Dave Brown, Derek Lyon, Eric Single,
Jason McGuire, Jennifer Lyon, Jim Dunn, Kathy, Keith Sealy,
Mac McAlpine, Maris Apse, Mary Carnahan, Steve Birch
Visitors:
Lots of volunteers out to spot and count today...thanks to Colin, Jim, Jen,
Derek, Kathy, Mac, Ches, Eric, Keith, Jason, Steve and Maris.
Lots of visitors today as well including Tim M. and Tom S.
Weather:
One of the best hawkwatching days weatherwise this season so far...bright
blue skies with good cumulous cloud formation indicating good thermals.
Winds were from the N and then NW and strengthened from light to moderate
by midday and remained as such. The temp got to a high of 18C.
Raptor Observations:
Well...with such perfect weather it was not surprising that a good number
of birds were on the move. The total count for the day was 3436 with 13 of
our 15 typical species tallied (missing only Roughleg and Golden Eagle).
The Tv's (1375) and Sharpies (1187) formed the bulk of the day's flight
with highlights that included a great look at a Goshawk. Peregrines (8) and
some very low (on the deck) Broadwings (321). The Kestrel count (394) is
getting us very close to the 4000 mark for this species.
Non-raptor Observations:
Observers managed to log 40 songbird species today with sightings of some
species we know are around, but they just aren't noticed every day such as
BONAPARTE'S GULL and CEDAR WAXWING. Additionally, 2 species of swallows
were spotted among the flocks of migrating songbirds. These were NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED & TREE SWALLOWS. Today's birders also spotted 6 species of
woodpeckers, with DOWNY, HAIRY, RED-BELLIED & PILEATED WOODPECKERS plus
NORTHERN FLICKERS & YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS.
9 SNOW GEESE flying overhead and a PURPLE FINCH spotted near the end of
Hawk Cliff Rd were today's new species for Hawk Cliff this fall. Anyone
looking for EASTERN BLLUEBIRDS can usually find them perched on roadside
wires along Dexter Line between Hwy 4 and Hawk Cliff Rd, and along Fairview
Rd just south of Roberts Line.
The bugs are still out there, including a few monarchs, viceroys, cabbage
whites, orange & clouded sulphurs, buckeyes, and a question mark. In
addition, we are still seeing migrating dragonflies, especially black
saddlebags, common green darners and meadowhawks.
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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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