Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2015
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 18 18
Osprey 0 105 109
Bald Eagle 2 44 44
Northern Harrier 17 346 351
Sharp-shinned Hawk 152 3586 3594
Cooper's Hawk 4 42 42
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 16 12907 12907
Red-tailed Hawk 1 34 34
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 45 1458 1467
Merlin 2 48 48
Peregrine Falcon 0 27 27
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: 239 18616 18642
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Jim Dunn
Observers: Ches Caister, Tom Stewart
Visitors:
Mary Ramoter (GUELPH); John Prescott (GUELPH) and visitors from HOLLAND;
Plus many more but sorry I didn't get names.
Weather:
A very pleasant day to be out and about but not a great raptor count day.
The day started out cool at 13C and warmed to 23C by noon. The wind was
light and fickle, starting NE and shifting back and forth ENE and E.
Raptor Observations:
Sharp Shins were the predominant migrants (152) followed by Kestrels (45).
The counters observed 16 Broadwings very high and very far to the North.
The local Bald Eagles provided the visitors with a spectacular sight as the
two adults, flew directly over the observation knoll at treetop height then
dipped very low and proceeded across the field to the lake at the end of
the willows. All in perfect light conditions.
Non-raptor Observations:
Mary, our non raptor expert is taking a couple of days off and we certainly
miss her expertise and diligence
Non-raptors for the day included...2 Blackbellied Plovers, Pileated
Woodpecker, Belted Kingfisher, Common Loon, Philidelphia Vireo, Magnolia
Warbler, E. Bluebirds, White-throated Sparrow, 29 Monarchs through Hawk
Cliff today.
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Report submitted by Dave Brown ([email protected])
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at:
http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm
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