Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 67 11045 11381 Osprey 0 5 52 Bald Eagle 4 136 249 Northern Harrier 10 427 599 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 3689 4966 Cooper's Hawk 4 185 228 Northern Goshawk 0 5 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 141 141 Broad-winged Hawk 0 50 5883 Red-tailed Hawk 18 591 641 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 4 27 28 American Kestrel 5 1650 2473 Merlin 1 103 149 Peregrine Falcon 0 56 79 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 Total: 118 18111 26877 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris, Matt Oswald Observers: Mary Carnahan, Matt Oswald Visitors: Thanks to Chris B and Matt for doing today's count with help from Mary and several visitors including Anne G. Weather: The temperature ranged from 4C to 9C. Winds were moderate WNW with occasional gusts. Cloud cover ranged from 100% at the start to 20% by the end of the observation period. Raptor Observations: Given the favorable wind, 118 birds for a full day was disappointing. With a slight mid-afternoon push perhaps prompted by clearing skies, we were able to spot four Golden Eagles with the two lower ones standing out as the highlights of the day. Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptors included: White-throated Sparrow, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, American Crow, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler, European Starling, Purple Finch, Pine Siskin, Hairy Woodpecker, American Robin, Black-capped Chickadee, Dark-eyed Junco, Canada Goose, Eastern Bluebird, Common Grackle, Hermit Thrush, Mourning Dove, Red-winged Blackbird, American Pipit, Horned Lark, and Eastern Phoebe. ======================================================================== 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
