Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 90 681 4072 Osprey 2 6 186 Bald Eagle 5 6 145 Northern Harrier 2 20 572 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 163 5816 Cooper's Hawk 4 14 100 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 3 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 37165 Red-tailed Hawk 0 39 410 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 1 American Kestrel 2 23 2767 Merlin 0 2 66 Peregrine Falcon 2 17 97 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: 119 972 51400 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Jim Dunn, Keith Sealy, Tom Bolohan Visitors: Thanks to Chris Burris, Jim Dunn, Keith Sealy and Tom Bolohan for doing today's count. :) Weather: The day was generally dull with temp stable at 15C throughout the day. Most cloudy mid-morning with some clearing around noon, changing to overcast around 2. Winds light to moderate from the W, shifting to WSW/SW for a while around 2:30pm. Raptor Observations: Generally quite slow throughout the day, but one Peregrine, one Osprey, and three of the Bald Eagles moved through within a half-hour once the wind shifted. The total birds for the day was 119...with TVs (90), Osprey (2), Bald Eagles (5 - all sub-adult looking birds), N. Harriers (2), Sharpies (12), Cooper's Hawks (4), Kestrels (2) and a couple of nice Peregrines at 1:58 pm and 2:59 pm). Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Passerines included Palm and Yellow-rumped Warblers, Cedar Waxwing, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, White-throated Sparrow, Tufted Titmouse, American Pipit, and Swallow sp. Blue Jays were moving through in flocks occasionally exceeding 100. A Great Black-backed Gull was also noted. Butterflies included Monarch, Mourning Cloak, Buckeye, and Variegated Fritillary. ======================================================================== 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/
