Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 120 Osprey 1 1 84 Bald Eagle 0 0 58 Northern Harrier 0 1 394 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 39 4615 Cooper's Hawk 0 1 71 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 70565 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 26 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 11 12 1757 Merlin 0 0 42 Peregrine Falcon 4 4 49 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 1 Total: 19 59 77783 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Mary Carnahan Observers: Jim Dunn, Keith Sealy, Rose Braxton Visitors: Thanks to those who were out there today to do a count...Mary, Jim, Keith, Rose, Cary and Ray. Weather: It was a warm and humid day to start and with SE winds, raptor migration was pretty slow. Temp got to a high of 17C. Raptor Observations: Total number of birds for the day was only 19. We had great looks at local Bald Eagles throughout the day as they cruised back and forth along the cliff, including adults and young. Lazy TVs glided back and forth. The 2 early Peregrines seemed to be taking a vacation, flying back and forth along the willows for quite a while before crossing to the west farther out over the lake. There were 2 more Peregrines that passed through in the early afternoon. Other species included Kestrels (11), Sharpies (3) and a single Osprey. Non-raptor Observations: We had a couple of brief flurries of passerines right across the road from the knoll, including a small mob (at least 6) of Blackpoll Warblers with a Norther Parula, an adult Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and a White-breasted Nuthathatch all in the same small area. A Carolina Wren had been seen in that location earlier. In the second wave a few minutes later, 3 more Warbler species were found at the south end of the parking area, near the fenceline; these were Bay-breasted, Orange-crowned and Yellow-rumped. Not many Blue Jays crossed the field today (fewer than 200 counted in the first 2 hours of the day) and we had difficulty even coming up with a Gray Catbird. On the insect front,Monarch Butterflies were steady but sparse throughout the day but observers did manage to spot several other species including Cabfbage White, Orange and Clouded Sulphur, Eastern Tailed Blue, Summer Azure (2) and a very obliging Painted Lady perched right in front of us on the knoll. Dragonflies were fairly sparse today with only 3 Black Saddlebags and 1 Common Green Darner spotted. However, a walk in the buttefly yielded good views of a Meadowhawk perched on some low grass. Mosquitoes were fewer today, but the stable flies persisted in good (bad!) numbers. Predictions: More southerly winds and strong as a cold front crosses the region bringing widespread rain. ======================================================================== 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
