Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 120 26530 28275
Osprey 0 7 67
Bald Eagle 0 38 122
Northern Harrier 7 104 321
Sharp-shinned Hawk 45 975 2843
Cooper's Hawk 0 68 110
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 27 33
Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 4337
Red-tailed Hawk 3 166 203
Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2
Golden Eagle 1 8 8
American Kestrel 3 154 1375
Merlin 1 15 70
Peregrine Falcon 3 132 161
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: 183 28238 37929
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Bob Johnstone
Observers: Bill Read, Cary Graham, Jim Dunn, Keith Sealy,
Mary Carnahan
Visitors:
Thanks to those who were out to help with today's count...Bob, Jim, Cary,
Mary, Keith, Bill along with visitors Tristan and Thea Boyd, Suzanne Steed
and Wendy and Randy Taylor.
Weather:
Another great fall day with winds from the SW once again. Not a cloud in
the sky for the whole count period.
Raptor Observations:
A total of 183 birds with TVs (120)... what a difference a couple of days
makes! Also N. Harriers (7), Sharpies (45), Redtails (3), Am. Kestrels (3)
and a single Merlin.
Highlights were the lone Golden Eagle and a few more Peregrines (3) as we
push ever closer to a new record high 1-Year count of this species.
Non-raptor Observations:
For non-raptors...Am. Crow, N. Flickers, Magnolia and Yellow-rumped
Warbler, Canada Geese, BC Chickadee, Eastern Phoebe, E. Starling, YB
Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Am. Pipits, Field, Song and White-throated
Sparrows, DE Junco RC Kinglets.
Blue Jay count: 480
Monarch count: 64
Predictions:
More of the same.
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Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebro...@ezlink.on.ca)
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
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