Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 57 58
Bald Eagle 0 11 14
Northern Harrier 3 136 150
Sharp-shinned Hawk 45 1217 1240
Cooper's Hawk 0 21 22
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 4
Broad-winged Hawk 8 3106 3131
Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 6
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 86 844 879
Merlin 2 45 47
Peregrine Falcon 3 8 8
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 1 1
Total: 147 5452 5560
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Bob Johnstone
Observers: Chris Burris, Eric Single, Mary Carnahan, Mike Cowlard,
Ronnie Goodhand
Visitors:
Thanks to everyone that was at the site today to help spotting and tallying
the raptors...Bob, Chris, Eric, Ronnie, Mike and Mary....along with Nancy D
who was a visitor.
Weather:
Still way too hot to start the day today and unfortunately, the winds were
a bit too much from the westerly component being WNW and moderate most of
the day. Some cloud early that burned off but then built back in fairly
heavily by the end of the count period.
Raptor Observations:
Only 147 birds were observed migrating through today though it was good to
see 3 Peregrines, especially as we approach their prime time frame for
migration. Other species included N. Harriers (3), Sharpies (45), a few
more Broadwings (8), a good number of Am. Kestrels (86) and a couple of
Merlins.
Non-raptor Observations:
Some of the non-raptors reported today included... Downy and Pileated
Woodpeckers, YB Sapsucker, DC Cormorants, N. Flicker, Am. Robin, Gray
Catbird, House and Winter Wren, Red-eyed and Blue-headed Viroes, BT Blue
and Magnolia Warbler, Tufted Titmouse, Song Sparrow, E. Towhee, RT
Hummingbirds, Barn Swallow, Swainson's Thrush, Killdeer and Caspian Tern.
Monarch count: 203
Blue Jay count: 1070
Predictions:
Thursday could be really interesting with predicted moderate NW winds for
the day... and given the very small numbers of Broadwings tallied this fall
at Hawk Cliff, Holiday Beach and Detroit River watches there may yet be a a
big push to come.
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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
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