Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 1828 6162 7230
Osprey 0 41 319
Bald Eagle 3 35 175
Northern Harrier 21 393 1207
Sharp-shinned Hawk 453 4504 11757
Cooper's Hawk 11 89 191
Northern Goshawk 2 3 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 21 54 65
Broad-winged Hawk 0 504 99100
Red-tailed Hawk 84 214 278
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 2 3 3
American Kestrel 12 805 4322
Merlin 10 31 171
Peregrine Falcon 0 24 76
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: 2447 12862 124898
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Colin Horstead
Observers: Alf Rider, Clive Hodder, Don Campbell, Jason McGuire,
Jim Dunn, Kathy, Mary Carnahan, Ronnie Goodhand,
Steve Birch
Visitors:
A few visitors today with Kirk and Kathy Mitchell (Sarnia), Tom Stewart and
Bruce and Monica Gates (Sudbury) and a few others.
Weather:
Lots of sun to begin and only a bit of cloud cover...increasing toward the
end of the day. Winds were strong out of the NW for the day. Temp to a high
of 16C.
Raptor Observations:
A good flight today with a total of 2,447 birds. The majority were TV's
(1828) and Sharpies (453). A couple of nice Goshawks crossed low over the
field and the first Golden Eagle of the day tried to sneak by behind the
bushlot out in front of the count area...but showed up nicely to the north
and then cruised south above the roadway. The second Golden Eagle came in
from the direction of the lake...as mentioned yesterday this is very
unusual for this species. Some good looks at 3 Bald Eagles as well coming
along the lake. There've been fewer sightings of the local BE family
groups moving up and down the lakeshore. As for buteos...we had Redtails
(84) and Red-shoulders (21)....exactly a 4:1 ratio. Also a good number of
Merlin (10).
Non-raptor Observations:
Songbird highlights included a BLUE-HEADED VIREO, a CAROLINA WREN, and a
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER near the knoll. As well, hawk watchers spotted AM.
PIPTS & EASTERN BLUEBIRDS in the field.
Overhead have been flocks of migrating BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES since the
weekend, with many more chickadees than usual in the woods and bushes along
Hawk Cliff Rd. Other flocks of migrating songbirds included COMMON
GRACKLE, mixed flocks of RED-WINGED & RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, and STARLINGS.
Predictions:
Saturday is looking very promising with morderate NW winds and lots of
sunshine. If the air is dry to start it could make for a decent flight.
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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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