Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 502 24866 Osprey 0 1 124 Bald Eagle 0 23 173 Northern Harrier 6 47 1014 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 40 8384 Cooper's Hawk 0 10 219 Northern Goshawk 0 0 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 32 333 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 13000 Red-tailed Hawk 3 869 2669 Rough-legged Hawk 0 7 9 Golden Eagle 0 20 78 American Kestrel 0 2 1936 Merlin 0 4 93 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 76 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: 9 1557 52981 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Mary Carnahan Observers: Ernie Gribble, Mac McAlpine Visitors: No visitors. Weather: The temperature rose to 5 C. by the afternoon, starting out at 0 C. Wind direction was mainly WSW and very light, and oppressive cloud cover persisted throughout the watch, decreasing somewhat in the last hour, but all in all it was a rather dull day. Raptor Observations: Norther Harriers were the stars with a total of 6, all of them creeping low along the cliff or through the treeline at the north edge of the field at the B&B. The only other species counted was Red-tailed Hawk (3),for a meagre total of 9 migratory raptors. In terms of non-migrants, observers noted a single Red-tailed Hawk perched in a tree at the B&B (ironically, it was right beside the banders station), and 1 local Turkey Vulture heading east from Port Stanley, then back again towards the water tower. Non-raptor Observations: Thanks to Ernie and Mac for their assistance with todays raptor and non-raptor observations. It was the non-raptors that made the day, starting with multiples of several species along HC Rd, including Cedar Waxwing, Eastern Bluebird, Blue Jay, Dark-eyed Junco, Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Cardinal, Downy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Blue Jay, White-breasted Nuthatch, Golden-crowned Kinglet and American Goldfinch. Along the Cliff flocks of Horned Larks were headed west, while 4 sparrow species were found at the edge of the parking area including Song, White-crowned, White-throated and Am. Tree Sparrows. At the B&B a Common Loon was seen, along with flocks of Am. Pipits, more Horned Larks, Red-winged Blackbirds, Canada Geese, Mallards, Sandhill Cranes and Tundra Swans. Other species noted were 1 Killdeer, 1 Pileated Woodpecker and lots of Am. Crows. Predictions: Southerly winds will dominate for the remainder of this week, with rain on Friday and probably N winds on Saturday so keep your fingers crossed -- we may yet see a few more Golden Eagles. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Mary Carnahan ([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 [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
