Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 4 36 37
Bald Eagle 0 10 13
Northern Harrier 18 82 96
Sharp-shinned Hawk 57 644 667
Cooper's Hawk 1 11 12
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 4
Broad-winged Hawk 784 3028 3053
Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 6
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 44 405 440
Merlin 5 32 34
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: 913 4256 4364
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Jennifer Lyon
Observers: Cary Graham, Derek Lyon, Don Taylor, Ernie Gribble,
Keith Sealy, Tom Stewart
Visitors:
Thanks to Jen and Derek, Cary, Keith, Ernie, Don T and Tom S for doing
today's count.
Weather:
Another exceptionally warm day given we're at the official start of the
fall... temp reached a high of 29C but felt more like 36C with the humidex.
Winds were as predicted E and then round to SE and S.
Raptor Observations:
Almost an identical flight to yesterday with a total of 913 birds
tallied... the bulk were Broadwings (784)... along with Osprey (4), N.
Harrier (18), Sharpies (57), Cooper's Hawk (1), Am. Kestrels (44) and
Merlins (5).
Non-raptor Observations:
Several warbler species today with Blackburnian, N. Parula, Black and
White, Magnolia, Blackpoll, Canada, Orange-crowned, Nashville, Am.
Redstart, Bay-breasted... also YB Sapsucker, RT Hummingbirds, Gray
Catbirds, Red-eyed and Blue-headed Vireo, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Swainson's
Thrush, House Wren, Indigo Bunting and Great Blue Heron.
And check out the Monarch count: 445
Predictions:
Again an almost identical forecast for tomorrow as over the past two days.
I would expect almost the same kind of flight numbers.
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Report submitted by Dave Brown ([email protected])
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