Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 9 1527 21260 Osprey 0 0 338 Bald Eagle 3 20 243 Northern Harrier 5 52 1647 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 107 14004 Cooper's Hawk 1 44 352 Northern Goshawk 1 7 15 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 904 1228 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 99105 Red-tailed Hawk 49 4783 6489 Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 29 Golden Eagle 0 47 94 American Kestrel 0 0 4396 Merlin 0 1 187 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 82 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: 76 7503 149469 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jim Dunn Observers: Alf Rider, Clive Hodder, Keith Sealy, Mary Carnahan Visitors: A few visitors were out today. Weather: We were in a doldrum today with almost solid cloud cover and just a few peeks of sun. The temp got to a high of 11C. What wind there was came from the SW and remained light for the day. Raptor Observations: With the lack of wind and poor migration conditions, the flight was just 76 birds...certainly a far cry from the large push of birds over the past 3 days. Most of today's flight was Redtails (49) with a few Shoulders (5). A lone Goshawk was the highlight for today. Non-raptor Observations: We had a few periods of almost sun this morning and early this afternoon, during which several non-raptor species were particularly busy. Right along the cliff, several DOWNY WOODPECKERS were spotted foraging in the weeds along with many CHICKADEES, GOLDFINCH, & CARDINALS. Singles of TUFTED TITMOUSE and CAROLINA WREN were heard and seen in the same area, and a PILEATED WOODPECKER put in a nice appearance for some visitors about mid-morning. In the beanfield on the east side of Hawk Cliff Rd, a mob of mixed BLACKBIRDS including RED-WINGED & RUSTY plus STARLINGS foraged, providing frequent aerial displays. Two white-tailed deer near Sharpie Alley provided today's best highlight. Predictions: Thursday looks like a washout out with rain forecast for the day. Friday may prove interesting with the much colder air pushing in behind the low pressure system ======================================================================== 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/
