Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2008
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 1495 8323 8521
Osprey 1 10 210
Bald Eagle 3 57 201
Northern Harrier 12 130 442
Sharp-shinned Hawk 279 1304 6161
Cooper's Hawk 9 36 91
Northern Goshawk 1 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 6 31 31
Broad-winged Hawk 0 12 100354
Red-tailed Hawk 32 77 83
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 36 1123 3543
Merlin 1 9 83
Peregrine Falcon 1 14 42
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 7
Unknown Buteo 0 1 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Total: 1876 11128 119773
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Colin Horstead
Observers: Ches Caister, Dave Brown, Dave Verkley, Don Taylor,
Jason McGuire, Jim Dunn, Phil Waggett
Visitors:
Sudhir Sahu, Dave Ford. Paul Thomas
Weather:
Very light NE and NW winds for the morning eventually swung to moderate
winds from the SW. Temp made it to 18C. Cloud cover never exceeded 30%.
Raptor Observations:
For the 4th straight day our count exceeded the 1000 bird mark...with a
total of 1876. The TV's (1495) were obviously determined to move...a lone
Osprey passed overhead so high it was visible only in binoculars...and we
finally had Redtails (32) starting to make their move. The bird of the day
was the first Northern Goshawk (adult) of the season...kudos to Phil
Waggett for picking this bird up for the day's tally.
Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of passerine flocks today...with Blue Jays, Grackles, Starlings,
Redwings, Goldfinches and Robins. Other birds seen today included some
warblers...Yellow-rumped, Nashville and Palm...Golden-crowned Kinglets,
House and Winter Wrens, various sparrows...Field, Swamp, Lincoln,
White-crowned and White-throated. Highlight was a Northern Mockingbird that
crossed the field in front of the counters.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Dave Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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 instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit
http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php
ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at
http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
