Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 2 68 68 Bald Eagle 1 30 30 Northern Harrier 2 189 189 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 1256 1256 Cooper's Hawk 0 16 16 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1087 6524 6524 Red-tailed Hawk 0 7 7 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 762 762 Merlin 1 34 34 Peregrine Falcon 0 7 7 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: 1102 8893 8893 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 2 hours Official Counter: Mac McAlpine Observers: Visitors: None reported. Weather: Sunny and hot with light winds from the N early but shifting round to the S and SSE. Temp to a high of 27 today and even higher with the humidex. Raptor Observations: Despite the not so perfect migration weather... (I know it was a beautiful day for everyone BUT a hawkwatcher!) the birds did move and the total for day was 1,102. The bulk of today's flight was Broadwings (1,087) along with a couple each of Osprey and N. Harriers, a lone Bald Eagle, Sharpies (6), A. Kestrels (3) and a single Merlin. Non-raptor Observations: None reported. Predictions: With a forecast of total blue skies and still quite warm on S winds I'm not expecting there to be much of a flight for tomorrow... though the Broadwings are obviosuly moving through but likely not as far down as the lakeshore. ======================================================================== 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
