Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 227 15957 16149 Osprey 0 14 94 Bald Eagle 0 76 167 Northern Harrier 11 182 483 Sharp-shinned Hawk 51 1388 3320 Cooper's Hawk 1 68 99 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 119 119 Broad-winged Hawk 0 11 6804 Red-tailed Hawk 15 366 422 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 15 15 American Kestrel 5 224 1127 Merlin 0 23 68 Peregrine Falcon 0 36 56 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: 312 18480 28924 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 3 hours Official Counter: Cary Graham Observers: Keith Sealy Visitors: Thanks to Cary and Keith for doing a count today. Weather: Not many clouds around and strong mainly W winds today. Raptor Observations: There were birds on the move today despite the W winds for a total of 312. TVs (227) accounted for the bulk of today's flight...along with N. Harriers (11), Sharpies (51), a single each of Cooper's and Red-shouldered, Redtails (15), a lone Golden Eagle and Am. Kestrels (5). Non-raptor Observations: Some smaller birds were also noted today with Brown Creeper, WB Nuthatch, Am. Robins, BC Chickadee, Red-bellied Woodpecker and a Swallow sp (not a Barn). Observers also spotted a single Monarch passing through. ======================================================================== 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 (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
