Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 01, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 1 Bald Eagle 8 8 11 Northern Harrier 0 0 14 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 23 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 1 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 25 Red-tailed Hawk 3 3 5 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 7 7 42 Merlin 0 0 2 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 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: 18 18 126 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Bob Johnstone Observers: Cary Graham, Keith Sealy Visitors: Thanks to the folks who helped with today's count... Bob, Cary, Keith and Don W. Weather: The weather was quite nice with a high to 16C but the winds were somewhat variable from NNE to ENE to E and even ESE. Raptor Observations: Not many birds today with a total of just 18... many good sightings of Bald Eagles (8) that actually appeared to be migrants... with several more that seemed to be locals (adults and youngsters). A few migrant Redtails (3) and Am. Kestrels (7). Non-raptor Observations: Some good non-raptors today with Blue Jays, Gray Catbirds, Am. Robin, RT Hummingbird, Chimney Swift, Tree Swallows, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Cedar Waxwings, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Am. Redstart, Philadelphia Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Bay-breasted Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, House Wren, Blackburnian Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Warbling Vireo, Canada Warbler, DC Cormorant, Ring-billed Gulls and Great Crested Flycatchers. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebro...@ezlink.on.ca) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=392 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
