Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 2016
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 3 40 40
Bald Eagle 5 18 18
Northern Harrier 11 94 94
Sharp-shinned Hawk 260 481 481
Cooper's Hawk 4 10 10
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 701 1148 1148
Red-tailed Hawk 1 6 6
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 224 408 408
Merlin 10 20 20
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 4
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: 1219 2229 2229
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Jennifer Lyon
Observers: Ches Caister, Chris Burris, Dave Brown, Dave Verkley,
Derek Lyon, Eric Single, Jim Dunn, Keith Sealy,
Mac McAlpine, Tom Bolohan, Tom Stewart
Visitors:
A pile of visitors today... some local and some from as far as Texas.
Thanks to all our amazing volunteer counters and observers today...along
with all the groups and individuals that ran the booths and the
presentations. A great 2nd day of the Hawk Cliff Open house. Let's hope
the 2nd weekend (17-18th) go as well.
Weather:
A beautiful late summer day with temps to a high of 22C. Winds started out
light from the W and swung through WNW to NW by the afternoon. Luckily we
had some good clouds in the hawkwatch area to help with spotting the birds.
Raptor Observations:
A decent flight today with a total of 1,219 birds. Almost certainly we saw
just the vanguard of the Broadwings and given the height some of them
streamed through today I'm sure we missed a bunch.
Raptors included Osprey (3), Bald Eagles (5), N. Harrier (11), Sharpies
(260), Cooper's (4), Broadwings (701), 1 young Redtail, A. Kestrel (224)
and Merlin (10).
Non-raptor Observations:
With so many visitors got lots of reports of passerines for today...
including warblers (Blackpoll, Parula, Tennessee, Cape May, Magnolia,
Redstart, Yellow-rumped, Palm, Chestnut-sided, Golden-winged, Bay Breasted,
Yellow, Black&White, Wilson's) and Vireos (Red-eyed, Yellow-throated), BB
Cuckoo, E. Peewee, YB Sapsucker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker,
A. Goldfinch, E. Bluebird, Wood Thrush, BG Gnatcatcher, Indigo Bunting, RB
Grosbeak, Barn Swallow, Bank Swallow, Purple Martin, Common Nighthawk and
Common Loon.
Predictions:
A mix of sun and cloud for Monday but not the best winds with predictions
of E to S light winds for the day.
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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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