Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2015
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 79 326 24690
Osprey 0 1 124
Bald Eagle 7 14 164
Northern Harrier 3 22 989
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 34 8378
Cooper's Hawk 2 10 219
Northern Goshawk 0 0 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 7 26 327
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 13000
Red-tailed Hawk 108 463 2263
Rough-legged Hawk 2 2 4
Golden Eagle 2 13 71
American Kestrel 1 1 1935
Merlin 0 3 92
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 76
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: 221 915 52339
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Jennifer Lyon
Observers: Chris Burris, Derek Lyon, Don Taylor, Jason McGuire,
Keith Sealy, Mac McAlpine, Mary Carnahan, Ronnie Goodhand
Visitors:
Carol Parafenko.
Weather:
A beautiful, sunny day, a little cool, starting at only 3 degrees Celsius,
but rising to 9 by the end of the watch. Very light winds mainly from the
W, then SW, did little to encourage raptors to migrate through Hawk Cliff.
Little cloud in the sky made it difficult to spot those high-up birds, but
it was great to be out in that sunshine!
Raptor Observations:
A typical flight today given the not so perfect winds...with a total of 221
birds. There were TVs (79) along with Bald Eagles (7), N. Harriers (3),
Sharpies (10), Cooper's (2), Red-shouldered (7), Redtails (108), Roughies
(2), a couple more Golden Eagles and a bit of a surprise ... a single late
American Kestrel.
Non-raptor Observations:
Last week's abundance of sparrows, etc. has dwindled to just a few
individuals of each species, except for Crows, many of which are just
hanging around and probably will stay for the winter, as they usually do,
although today there was one huge flock of at least 200 crows that flew
west at Sharpie Alley in the late morning. Along Hawk Cliff Rd were Blue
Jays, Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglets, Robins, Cardinals, Juncos
and a few Sparrows including White-throated, Song and Am. Tree Sparrows.
As well, Black-capped Chickadees and White-breasted Nuthatches were noted
in the woods and along the roadsidein addition to Red-bellied and Downy
Woodpeckers, while a Hairy Woodpecker was found in the woods.
In the fields were Pipits and Horned Larks, a Killdeer and Ringbilled Gulls
flying above. A few butterflies were reported today including Clouded
Sulphur, Cabbage White and an Alfalfa Butterfly (aka Orange Sulphur). In
addition, a large, dark Darner (dragonfly) flew past 2 observers at the
Church parking lot in the last hour of the watch.
Predictions:
Tomorrow will start cold from an overnight low of 0 to -1 C. and will be
much like today with light, southerly winds. Overnight into Tuesday, we
are expecting some rain and in fact, Tuesday may turn out to be a complete
washout. More rain showers are possible throughout the rest of the week,
with mainly Southerly winds.
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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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