Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 55 1750 36343 Osprey 0 0 67 Bald Eagle 0 62 248 Northern Harrier 2 36 412 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 193 3620 Cooper's Hawk 1 50 224 Northern Goshawk 1 7 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 203 386 Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 4342 Red-tailed Hawk 11 1190 1685 Rough-legged Hawk 0 28 36 Golden Eagle 1 103 134 American Kestrel 1 5 1395 Merlin 0 8 83 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 167 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: 73 3638 49152 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Tom Bolohan Observers: Ernie Gribble Visitors: Thanks to Tom B. and Ernie G. for doing today's count. Weather: Overcast to start but clearing by mid-morning and mostly sunny skies for rest of the count period. Winds were SW for the day. Temp started at -1C and got to a high of 5C. Raptor Observations: A small flight today with a total of 73 birds... TVs (55), Redtails (11), N. Harriers (2) and singles each of Am. Kestrel, Sharpie, Cooper's Hawk, N. Goshawk and Golden Eagle. Non-raptor Observations: Forgot to mention that a couple of days prior they reported a flock of 20 Snow Geese that flew past the hawkwatch. ======================================================================== 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
