Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 38 533 3924 Osprey 0 1 181 Bald Eagle 0 1 140 Northern Harrier 1 18 570 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 145 5798 Cooper's Hawk 0 9 95 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 3 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 37165 Red-tailed Hawk 0 38 409 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 1 American Kestrel 4 17 2761 Merlin 1 1 65 Peregrine Falcon 3 4 84 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: 53 768 51196 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Colin Horstead Observers: Bouwe Bergsma, Ernie Gribble, Keith Sealy, Mark Cunningham Visitors: Thanks to Ernie, Bouwe, Mark, Keith and our counter Colin for managing to get a count done today. Weather: Wet for the first 3 hours with heavy fog and little visibility. Finally, around 10:45 am the sun bdgan to peek through...and a few birds started to move. Winds were moderate from the SW and WSW for the day. Raptor Observations: Not too many birds on the move today with just 53 total...TVs (38), a lone N. Harrier, Sharpies (6), Kestrels (4), a single Merlin and Peregrines (3). Non-raptor Observations: No non-raptors were reported today. Predictions: With strong SW winds predicted for all day Thursday (there's actually a wind warning out for Eastern Lake Erie and Western Lake Ontario) there's a good chance more Peregrines will be moving along the lakeshore. ======================================================================== 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/
