Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 13, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 223 1743 3488 Osprey 0 6 66 Bald Eagle 9 13 97 Northern Harrier 1 44 261 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 459 2327 Cooper's Hawk 0 34 76 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 7 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 4326 Red-tailed Hawk 1 12 49 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 0 110 1331 Merlin 0 9 64 Peregrine Falcon 1 123 152 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 0 2 Total: 236 2556 12247 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Mary Carnahan Observers: Bob Johnstone, Cary Graham, Ronnie Goodhand Visitors: Thanks to Mary, Ronnie, Cary and Bob along with visitor Eva Visscher for doing today's count. Weather: Complete cloud cover for the day with temps warmer again starting at 15C and reaching a high of 18C but with a humidex of 25C. Winds were not the best light from the S. Raptor Observations: Some birds on the move today with a total of 236 birds tallied.... mostly TVs(223) along with Bald Eagles (9) and then singles each of N. Harrier, Sharpie, Redtail and Peregrine. Non-raptor Observations: Some non-raptors today with Am. Crow, RC and GC Kinglets, White-throated Sparrow, Brown Creeper, YB Sapsucker, Nashville Warbler, E. Starling, Winter Wren, N. Cardinal, Red-bellied Woodpecker, DE Junco, Am. Goldfinch, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Eastern Phoebe, N. Flicker, DC Cormorant and BC Chickadee. Blue Jay count was 580. Monarch count: 44 ======================================================================== 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
