Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 4 33 33 Bald Eagle 0 13 13 Northern Harrier 4 77 77 Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 170 170 Cooper's Hawk 1 4 4 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 11 443 443 Red-tailed Hawk 4 5 5 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 4 149 149 Merlin 0 6 6 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 2 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: 43 902 902 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Keith Sealy Observers: Don Taylor, Ronnie Goodhand Visitors: A few visitors today but no names were recorded. Thanks to Keith, Ronnie and Don T. for today's count. Weather: Another warm day with temps hitting a high of 23C. Winds were light to moderate from the NNE and then straight E. Humidity was fairly high for the morning during the count period. Raptor Observations: Another smaller flight with 43 birds total. The highlight for the day was a Peregrine in the 2nd hour of the count. Other species observed included Osprey (4), N. Harrier (4), Sharpies (14), a lone Cooper's Hawk, Broadwings (11), Redtails (4) and A. Kestrel (4). Non-raptor Observations: No one reported passerines for today. ======================================================================== 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 (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
