Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 10, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 59 9607 9765
Osprey 1 38 181
Bald Eagle 3 43 142
Northern Harrier 15 416 902
Sharp-shinned Hawk 313 5775 11024
Cooper's Hawk 11 225 274
Northern Goshawk 0 4 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 25 25
Broad-winged Hawk 1 762 73018
Red-tailed Hawk 6 219 243
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 14 14
American Kestrel 14 2275 4997
Merlin 2 49 107
Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 427 19464 100732
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Colin Horstead
Observers: Chris Street, Dave Verkley, Don Taylor, Kathy, Keith Sealy,
Mark Cunningham, Phil Waggett, Tom Thomas
Visitors:
None today. Thanks to all the counters and observers...Colin, Don T., Phil
W., Kathy, mark, Dave V., Keith, Ton T. and Chris Street.
Weather:
Much the same weatherwise...only today some cloud built in which helped
with spotting the birds. Winds were calm to start and then went to light
from the SE. Temps were warmer from 10C to a high of 27C.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Pileated Woodpecker, Chipping Sparrows and Am. Pipits...and a couple
hundred Blue jays. Lots of E. Starlings and Am. Crows on the move as well.
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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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