Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 57 58 Bald Eagle 0 11 14 Northern Harrier 1 133 147 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 1172 1195 Cooper's Hawk 0 21 22 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 4 Broad-winged Hawk 0 3098 3123 Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 6 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5 758 793 Merlin 1 43 45 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 5 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: 17 5305 5413 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Bob Johnstone Observers: Visitors: Thanks to Bob for doing the count today along with Alfred R. who was visiting today. Weather: Still hot... still S winds and too sunny. Raptor Observations: A very small flight with only 17 birds... Sharpies (10), Am. Kestrels (5) and singles of N. Harrier and Merlin. Non-raptor Observations: Several good non-raptors today... Am. Crow, Least Flycatcher, YB Sapsucker, Canada Geese, Brown-headed Cowbird, Tufted Titmouse, Downy Woodpecker, Gray Catbird, N. Cardinal, Am. Goldfinch, Eastern Bluebird, Mourning Dove, BC Chickadee, WB Nuthatch, Magnolia Warbler, Ovenbird, Am. Redstart, Black-throated Blue Warbler and Eastern Towhee. Monarch count (today): 20 (yesterday): 60 ======================================================================== 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
