Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 19 37 56 Bald Eagle 0 0 13 Northern Harrier 0 46 95 Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 169 176 Cooper's Hawk 0 3 4 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 5 17 191 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 2 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 42 115 277 Merlin 2 6 7 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 2 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: 88 394 823 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Jim Dunn Observers: Carol Parafenko, Keith Sealy Visitors: A few visitors today...Brian Barker and also 3 ladies (sorry we didn't get their names) all from London Weather: Winds were calm to start the day then light from the E...then SSE, WSW, SSW and finally SW...in other words...totally variable. Temp was cooler from 16C to 20C. There were lots of clouds around for the day. Raptor Observations: Total raptors today...88...and with primarily SW winds pushing up the cliff it was no surprise that there were quite a few Osprey today (19) and Kestrels (42) using the dynamic lift to cruise westward with apparent ease. Other species included Sharpies (20), a couple of Merlins and a few more Broadwings (5). Non-raptor Observations: Jim reported espying Blackpoll Warblers...and he got a nice photo of a Scarlet Tanager. Also, for those interested in the smaller flyers...an AMERICAN SNOUT was spotted by Bruce Parker and Erin while attempting to capture Monarchs for tagging. Predictions: Saturday looks too wet for much of a flight...but Sunday and Monday are both looking promising with predicted northerly winds and clearer skies. ======================================================================== 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 [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
