Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 240 264 23153 Osprey 0 0 193 Bald Eagle 3 3 185 Northern Harrier 5 5 701 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 20 7833 Cooper's Hawk 7 8 189 Northern Goshawk 1 2 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 16 16 160 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 37168 Red-tailed Hawk 160 166 1503 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 7 Golden Eagle 9 9 15 American Kestrel 1 1 2922 Merlin 0 0 80 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 117 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: 455 494 74232 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Jim Dunn Visitors: Thanks to Chris B for handling official count duties today...and Jim as well for helping spot the birds. Weather: Moderate NW wind. Temp 2-5. Rain/sleet/snow and clearing/sun patches cycled continuously throughout the day. Raptor Observations: Spent the morning at Sharpie Alley and the afternoon at the B & B. The raptors threaded the eye of one damp, miserable needle after another: Whenever the rain stopped, they moved. This was capped off by the magnificent 3 o'clock hour: 10 species (including a wrong-way Bald Eagle)... 7 Golden Eagles (all low -- some at treetop height), and 1 Northern Goshawk that loitered long enough to allow study. Total birds for the day was 455. Non-raptor Observations: Passerines were present in good numbers as well: large numbers of Purple Finches and a few Red Crossbills called overhead. American Crows, Red-winged Blackbirds, and Common Grackles were also moving through in good numbers. "On the ground," Golden-crowned Kinglet, Cedar Waxwing, Eastern Bluebird, and Belted Kingfisher were observed. Lone Palm and Yellow-rumped Warblers were noted, along with Song, Swamp, White-throated, White-crowned, and Field Sparrows. Four woodpecker species (including Pileated) were around as well. Predictions: Well...if the sun manages to get through the clouds and the snow / rain holds off then Saturday could bring a really good flight of birds...and looking forward to Sunday and Monday ...both days are looking promising. ======================================================================== 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/
