Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 392 584 Osprey 5 6 86 Bald Eagle 0 21 112 Northern Harrier 7 28 329 Sharp-shinned Hawk 30 222 2154 Cooper's Hawk 7 10 41 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 6800 Red-tailed Hawk 1 13 69 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 15 34 937 Merlin 0 2 47 Peregrine Falcon 11 14 34 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: 76 751 11195 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Bob Johnstone Observers: Cary Graham, Mac McAlpine, Ronnie Goodhand Visitors: Thanks to Bob, Mac, Ronnie and Cary for getting today's count done. Weather: Lots of cloud cover today for the first while then it cleared away almost completely. Temp got to a high of 20C and winds were moderate from the S and then SSE. Raptor Observations: Not a big flight today with just 76 birds...BUT a good day for Peregrines with 11 and all either right along the cliff edge or just inland of it. Other species included Osprey (5), N. Harrier (7), Sharpies (30), Cooper's (7), a lone Redtail and A. Kestrels (15). Non-raptor Observations: The Blue Jay migration continued today with another 2260 tallied. Also had Brown Creeper, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, RC Kinglet, WB Nuthatch, A. Crow, Killdeer and Blac-capped Chickadee. ======================================================================== 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
