Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 2 113 132 Bald Eagle 0 88 101 Northern Harrier 0 213 262 Sharp-shinned Hawk 24 1468 1475 Cooper's Hawk 0 36 37 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 28413 28587 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 3 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 1195 1357 Merlin 0 29 30 Peregrine Falcon 0 24 25 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: 28 31580 32009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 11:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Colin Horstead Observers: Gord Kozak Visitors: Thanks to Colin H. and Gord Kozak for getting any kind of count done today. Weather: Another wet day with rain till around noon then blustery winds from the NW...and continued heavy cloud. Temps much colder with the passage of the cold front....high just to 16C. Raptor Observations: Not many birds on the move today...no surprise given the weather. Total today was 28. None were observed in the first hour...then a single Sharpie in the next hour (talk about slooowww!)....eventually a few birds started to move with the bulk Sharpies (24) the majority of which were passing by over Sharpie Alley. Also had a couple of Osprey that appeared over the large elm in the bushlot across from the knoll and singles of Kestrel and Broadwing blown from south to a few meters north of the alley. Non-raptor Observations: Many Monarchs still on the move today along with 6 RT Hummingbirds. ======================================================================== 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/
