Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 1 75 82 Bald Eagle 0 59 59 Northern Harrier 0 151 156 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 3340 3345 Cooper's Hawk 0 25 25 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 55693 55693 Red-tailed Hawk 0 24 24 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 797 810 Merlin 0 41 41 Peregrine Falcon 1 10 10 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Total: 4 60219 60249 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jennifer Lyon Observers: Derek Lyon, Jim Dunn, Mary Carnahan Visitors: Thanks to Jen & Derek Lyon, Jim Dunn and Mary. Only 2 visitors to the mound that were from the town of South Porcupine (near Timmins) that spotted the Osprey at the cliff. Weather: Slow day with high humidity, fog, rain and lots of wind from the S and SSE through the day. Raptor Observations: No birds all day except for the local Turkey Vultures & Bald Eagles. Only birds coming in the last hour of the hawkwatch including a Peregrine coming in strong, right in front of the counters. Ended the day with only 4 hawks. Non-raptor Observations: A few stalwart birders sallied forth this morning despite thunder, lightening and rain which tapered off to constant drizzle by about 8:30 (EST) with reasonably good results along Hawk Cliff Rd around Sharpie Alley (it was simply too dark to see anything in the woods at that time). 8 Warbler species were seen including Magnolia, Black-throated Blue, Chestnut-sided, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted. Black & White, American Redstart and Wilson's. As well, we had Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Red-eyed Vireos in the bushes along the road, plus several Grey-cheeked Thrush were heard in the dogwood north of the alley, but no views were obtained. There is still no shortage of Grey Catbirds; as well, a Brown Thrasher was seen in the bushes and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak in the canopy above. A single Lesser Yellowlegs flew overhead in an easterly direction. In addition, 3 Woodpecker species were found; these were Red-bellied and Pileated Woodpeckers and several Northern Flickers. The latter were also very evident along the cliff west of the parking area in the afternoon. Eastern Bluebirds (2) were seen on the wires on Fairview Rd north of Roberts Ln and a small flock of Red-winged Blackbirds was flying east along Dexter at approximately 10:00 AM (DT), while a huge flock of European Starlings was seen on the wires farther west along Dexter Ln between Hawk Cliff Rd and the water tower. The afternoon was brighter and drizzle-free, although still very humid and somewhat overcast. Nevertheless, other non-raptor avian species began to appear, e.g., Canada Geese, Ring-billed and Herring Gulls on the beach below the cliff, Cedar Waxwings in the olive bushes and mulberry trees near the cliff, and a few Ruby-throated Hummingbirds stopping at the jewelweed across from the observation knoll at the south end of Hawk Cliff Rd. Again today, all day, Black-capped Chickadees were all over the place. Also in the afternoon, Monarch Butterflies took to the air. By 3:00 PM (EDT) approximately 100 monarchs had flown across the field and along the cliff. Other sightings included Orange Sulphur, Cabbage White and Summer Azure, especially in the bean field and in the asters and goldenrod directly opposite the observation knoll. ======================================================================== 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 including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
