Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 135 20075 21530 Osprey 0 15 128 Bald Eagle 0 86 201 Northern Harrier 0 169 449 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 2151 6539 Cooper's Hawk 4 187 231 Northern Goshawk 0 7 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 22 874 881 Broad-winged Hawk 0 9 59371 Red-tailed Hawk 75 3425 3479 Rough-legged Hawk 0 24 24 Golden Eagle 0 38 38 American Kestrel 0 125 1571 Merlin 0 12 64 Peregrine Falcon 0 77 99 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 0 2 Total: 248 27274 94615 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jim Dunn Observers: Mary Carnahan Visitors: One visitor today...Rennie Stalker...and thanks to Jim and Mary for today's report. Weather: Wind was light all day, starting E. then SE and ending ESE. Temp warmed from 2C at start to 14C...quite warm for this time of year. A quiet, cool start at the Alley today....with no wind; no cloud; and pretty much no birds, Raptor Observations: Just 1 Coop, 6 Shins in first two hours. The 3rd hour started with 60 TVs and 4 Redtails to the North. In the final hours there were Redtails, Red-shoulders and TVs that were streaming very high further inland. NO Eagles again. Only 5 different species and a total of 248 birds tallied. Non-raptor Observations: Early birds today were 6 Wild Turkeys at 7:30 at the B&B. Mixed Blackbirds were already on the move there as well as at Sharpie Alley; flocks included a few Grackles, some Brown-headed Cowbirds but mostly Red-winged Blackbirds. Starlings and Crows were also moving westward at Sharpie Alley, with many blackbirds in the trees along the northeast section of the field easily viewed from Sharpie Alley. Robins were also on the move and Eastern Bluebirds were singing from various locations in the field as well. Up and down Hawk Cliff Rd were found pretty much the same species as we have been seeing for the past 10 days or so including Cedar Waxwings, Kinglets, Chickadees, Yellow-rumps, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrows, Juncos and White-breasted Nuthatch, while Red-breasted Nuthatch. A Pileated Woodpecker flew across the cornfield plus Red-bellied Woodpecker and Northern Flicker were vocalizing and flying here and there during the early part of the morning. Later on at the B&B, observers had good views of a Common Loon and Great Blue Heron. As the day warmed up, butterflies began to appear. Observers reported sightings of a couple of Ladies, a Red Admiral, and several Sulphurs. As well, a Meadowhawk (dragonfly) flew past observers and settled into the grass at the edge of the field at the B&B. ======================================================================== 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
