Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 10, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 2667 7885 8367
Osprey 0 7 137
Bald Eagle 3 31 193
Northern Harrier 6 60 341
Sharp-shinned Hawk 380 1692 5706
Cooper's Hawk 4 39 116
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 4 7
Broad-winged Hawk 2 66 22147
Red-tailed Hawk 6 15 67
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 51 253 2269
Merlin 0 2 52
Peregrine Falcon 3 59 115
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: 3123 10114 39519
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Colin Horstead
Observers: Dave Verkley, Derek Lyon, Don Taylor, Jacques Giraud,
Jennifer Lyon, Jim Dunn, Keith Sealy, Mark Cunningham,
Mary Carnahan, Wayne Parnall
Visitors:
A few visitors today including Claire Gibson (Richmond Hill), Moira Fennel
(Oshawa)
Weather:
A much nicer day today with broken cloud cover...lots of sun...temp to a
high of 15C. Winds were light from the N and WNW...then going variable for
the last few hours.
Raptor Observations:
A good flight of TV's (2667)...and a steady movement of Sharpies
(380)...with 3 more Peregrines. Total birds were 3123.
Non-raptor Observations:
Common Highthawk, Swamp, Lincolns, White-throated, White-crowned Sparrows,
Chimney Swifts, N. Parula, BT Green, Orange-crowned, Nashville, Tennessee,
Yellow-rumped, Pine,RC and GC Kinglet, E. Bluebird, Warbling Vireo,
Blue-headed Vireo, Am. Robins, RB Grosbeak, E. Phoebe, RT Hummingbird, a
few Monarchs. E. Towhee, Gray Catbird, Red-bellied and Downie Woodpecker,
N. Flicker, Great Horned Owl. lots of flocks of Blackbirds, Blue Jays and
Crows
Predictions:
Sunday weather is looking nice...though the winds are supposed to be
moderate from the W. Still, we have had decent flights on such winds and
with nice weather after an extended period of unsettled weather the birds
will likely be moving through. At this point Monday is looking like rain
coming in.
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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
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