Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 88 9548 9706
Osprey 1 37 180
Bald Eagle 0 40 139
Northern Harrier 7 401 887
Sharp-shinned Hawk 102 5462 10711
Cooper's Hawk 8 214 263
Northern Goshawk 0 4 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 24 24
Broad-winged Hawk 0 761 73017
Red-tailed Hawk 8 213 237
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 13 13
American Kestrel 6 2261 4983
Merlin 1 47 105
Peregrine Falcon 1 12 35
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
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 226 19037 100305
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Colin Horstead
Observers: Derek Lyon, Jennifer Lyon, Jesse Pakkala, Jim Dunn,
Keith Sealy, Mark Cunningham, Tom Stewart
Visitors:
One visitor today...Paul nicholson (London). Thanks to the counters /
observers today...Colin, Jim, Jen and Derek Lyon, Keith, Mark, Jesse and
Tom S.
Weather:
Another day of bright sun under pure blue skies...light winds from the S.
Very warm today with a high of 24C.
Raptor Observations:
A similar flight to the prebious day with a total of 226 birds.
Just one more Peregrine today. Otherwise, a typical spread of species for
the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Some good warblers....Orange-crowned, BT Green, Nashville, Blackpoll,
Yellow-rump, Palm, Blackburnian... Ruby and Golden-crowned Kinglets,
Red-bellied and Downy Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Blue-headed
Vireo, catbirds, a small flight of Blue Jays, BC chickadees, and
White-throated, Chipping and Song sparrows and a Tufted Titmouse.
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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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