Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 10 11 Bald Eagle 0 10 13 Northern Harrier 3 36 50 Sharp-shinned Hawk 48 257 280 Cooper's Hawk 2 9 10 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 4 Broad-winged Hawk 0 633 658 Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 5 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 22 179 214 Merlin 2 17 19 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 77 1158 1266 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Bob Johnstone Observers: Don Campbell, Keith Sealy Visitors: Thanks to everyone that was out to help with today's count... Bob, Don C., Keith, Bernie V. and some visitors... Lou and Cindy L., Andy S., George and Heather G. Weather: Another very warm and overly sunny day with little cloud cover. Winds were non-existent to start then eventually got to light from the W and SW. Raptor Observations: A bit of movement today with a total of 77 birds tallied... with the bulk being Sharpies (48) and Am. Kestrels (22) along with a few N. Harriers (3), Cooper's Hawks (2) and Merlins (2). Non-raptor Observations: Quite a few non-raptors with Blue Jays, Gray Catbirds, E. Starlings, Brown Thrasher, Cedar Waxwings, RT Hummingbirds, N. Cardinals, Downy Woodpecker, YB Sapsuckers, N. Flicker, WB Nuthatch, Am. Redstart, Magnolia, Nashville, Wilson's, Black-throated Blue and Chestnut-sided Warblers, BC Chickadee and Red-eyed Vireo. Predictions: More summer like weather for Saturday with SE winds will likely mean a similar flight to today's. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dave Brown ([email protected]) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.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
