Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 34 27050 28795 Osprey 0 7 67 Bald Eagle 0 57 141 Northern Harrier 5 124 341 Sharp-shinned Hawk 41 1145 3013 Cooper's Hawk 0 72 114 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 44 50 Broad-winged Hawk 0 13 4338 Red-tailed Hawk 0 198 235 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 8 8 American Kestrel 2 164 1385 Merlin 1 16 71 Peregrine Falcon 0 136 165 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: 83 29036 38727 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Bob Johnstone Observers: Chris Burris, Richard Skevington Visitors: Lots of visitors today...Joe A., Paul C., John H., Vincent and Catalina C., Tony and Leslie Anne S. and Adrian and Corry J. Thanks to Bob, Chris and Richard for getting the count recorded today. Weather: Warm and sunny. Temp to a high of 22C and winds variable and light. Raptor Observations: A total of 83 birds recorded today with TVs (34), Sharpies (41), N. Harriers (5), a couple of Am. Kestrels and a single Merlin. Non-raptor Observations: Some non-raptors today with Am. Crow, Am. Robin, Common Grackle, E. Starlings, Blue Jays, RW Blackbirds, DC Cormorants, Canada Geese, Common Loons, WB Nuthatch, Eastern Bluebirds, YB Sapsucker, Eastern Phoebe, Brown Creeper, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Mourning Dove, Killdeers, Blackpoll and Yellow-rumped Warblers, GC and RC Kinglets, White-throated Sparrow, Cedar Waxwings, Ring-billed and Herring Gulls. Monarch count: 115 ======================================================================== 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 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
