Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 23 15776 16844 Osprey 1 59 337 Bald Eagle 0 74 214 Northern Harrier 5 601 1415 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 6082 13335 Cooper's Hawk 1 158 260 Northern Goshawk 0 5 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 186 197 Broad-winged Hawk 0 509 99105 Red-tailed Hawk 0 830 894 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 1 23 23 American Kestrel 0 872 4389 Merlin 0 37 177 Peregrine Falcon 0 28 80 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: 39 25242 137278 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 11:30:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Colin Horstead Observers: Don Campbell, Jim Dunn, Mary Carnahan, Tom Stewart Visitors: None today. Weather: Winds were VERY strong from the W...a continuation from the previous couple of days with the passage of a large storm. Cloud coverage was complete for the entire count period. Temp started at 11C and dropped through the day to 8C. Raptor Observations: Total birds for today was just 39. Most were TV's (23) along with harriers (5) and a single juv. Golden Eagle just after 11:30....and there were 2 Osprey in the area....both fishing in a nearby pond...and just one that eventually headed west. The other Osprey seems to be hanging around. Non-raptor Observations: This morning's overcast, chilly and blustery weather did not prevent the ROBINS and STARLINGS from singing and foraging all over the place and flying back and forth across the road. Several water-filled tire ruts provided ample drinking and bathing space for both species as well as 60 + CEDAR WAXWINGS. Today's highlights also included a single ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and a couple of WHITE-TAILED DEER. Predictions: Hopefully, if the morning freaks with fairly clear skies east towards T.O....and with predicted NW winds...there's a chance that we'll finally see a flight get going on Friday. The large storm from this week has held migration up for days now. ======================================================================== 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/
