Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2019
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 2361 2361 2787
Osprey 0 0 79
Bald Eagle 6 6 105
Northern Harrier 12 15 286
Sharp-shinned Hawk 229 279 2276
Cooper's Hawk 12 14 65
Northern Goshawk 1 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 58 58 5149
Red-tailed Hawk 17 17 56
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 57 65 1751
Merlin 1 2 70
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 70
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: 2754 2820 12695
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Keith Sealy, Tom Stewart
Observers: Clive Hodder, Don Campbell, Ernie Gribble, Phoebe Campbell,
Tom Stewart
Visitors:
Thanks to Keith, Tom S, Don and Phoebe C, Ernie G and Eric H for helping
get today's count done.
Weather:
Decent winds today from mostly due N and lots of cloud cover. Temp was
cooler to a high of just 10C.
Raptor Observations:
A good flight today with a total of 2,754 birds tallied.... with the bulk
being TVs (2,361) and Sharpies (229). Some Cooper's Hawks (12) and the
first N. Goshawk of the 2019 season.
Non-raptor Observations:
None reported.
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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:
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