Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 24, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 69 15750 16818 Osprey 0 58 336 Bald Eagle 5 74 214 Northern Harrier 0 595 1409 Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 6065 13318 Cooper's Hawk 0 157 259 Northern Goshawk 0 5 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 186 197 Broad-winged Hawk 0 509 99105 Red-tailed Hawk 6 830 894 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 22 22 American Kestrel 0 872 4389 Merlin 0 37 177 Peregrine Falcon 0 28 80 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: 95 25190 137226 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Jim Dunn Observers: Keith Sealy Visitors: A couple was visiting from Vancouver ...didn't get their names. Weather: A pox on the weatherman. Very cloudy today ans rotten light winds from the SW. Raptor Observations: Just 95 birds total over 4 hours of observing. TV's (69) accounted for the bulk of the birds today along with Sharpies (15). Some Bald Eagles (5) were high and headed westward...as were a few Redtails (6). Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptor highlights for today included a PILEATED WOODPECKER sighting as well as EASTERN MEADOWLARK, HORNED LARK, & AM. PIPITS in the fields. Other "winter" birds included PINE SISKINS (first reported sighitng for this season), DARK-EYED JUNCO, & RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER. Also 2 COMMON LOONS and a GREAT BLUE HERON were seen. Thanks to Jim Dunn for today's sightings. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebro...@ezlink.on.ca) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
