Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 4 51 52 Bald Eagle 1 11 14 Northern Harrier 5 100 114 Sharp-shinned Hawk 181 925 948 Cooper's Hawk 2 17 18 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 4 Broad-winged Hawk 0 3081 3106 Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 6 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 114 593 628 Merlin 4 37 39 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 2 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: 312 4824 4932 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jennifer Lyon Observers: Bob Johnstone, Derek Lyon, Ronnie Goodhand, Tom Bolohan Visitors: A big thanks to Jen and Derek who've been the official counters for the entire week despite some of the worst hawk migration weather any of us can remember. And thanks to several others who also helped with today's count including Tom B., Bob J. and Ronnie G. Weather: A few clouds first thing and then lots of sunshine and extremely warm with a temp to a high of 31C. Winds were light all day and somewhat variable in direction. Raptor Observations: A total of 312 birds tallied for the day... with the bulk being Sharpies (181) and Am. Kestrels (114) along with a single Bald Eagle, a few Osprey (4) and N. Harriers (5), a couple of Cooper's Hawks, Merlins (4) and a lone Peregrine... the 2nd of the season. Non-raptor Observations: Some good non-raptors today... with Pileated, Red-bellied and Red-headed Woodpeckers, RT Hummingbirds, Common Loons, Great Blue Heron and Belted Kingfisher. A good flight of Blue Jays today with a total of 687. Monarch count: 178 Also of note a couple of Pandora Sphinx catepillars... interesting given I remember photographing one near Sharpie Alley several years ago around the same time of year. ======================================================================== 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
