Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 02, 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 0 8 11 Northern Harrier 0 0 14 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 24 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 0 3 5 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 8 43 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: 2 20 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Bob Johnstone Observers: Jim Dunn, Keith Sealy Visitors: Thanks to Bob, Keith and Jim for hanging in for today's count. Weather: A cooler day with the temp starting at just 7C and getting to a high of 19C. Winds were light to moderate starting from the NNE to NE to E to ESE and all the way around to SE. Raptor Observations: Only 2 birds observed moving through today... a Sharpie and a Kestrel. Non-raptor Observations: Definitely more non-raptors today including Tree Swallows, Wilson's Warbler, RT Hummingbirds, Blue Jays, Gray Catbirds, Canada Geese, Common Nighthawk, Magnolia Warbler, Am. Redstart, Canada Warbler, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, YB Sapsuckers, Common Loons, N. Cardinal, Ovenbird, Black-throated Blue Warbler and House Wren. And for those who are interested I should also mention that Bob has noted Monarchs the past couple of days with 27 yesterday and 15 more 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 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 [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
