Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 2 5 6 Bald Eagle 0 8 11 Northern Harrier 1 4 18 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 11 34 Cooper's Hawk 1 1 2 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 25 Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 5 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 8 49 84 Merlin 3 5 7 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 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: 17 87 195 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Bob Johnstone Observers: Craig Brown, Keith Sealy, Pat Cleeve Visitors: Thanks to everyone who helped with today's count... Bob, Ernie, Keith, Craig and Pat. Weather: Very similar weather to yesterday with a cool start and higher humidity and just a bit of cloud around. Winds were light to moderate from the W for the count period. Temp to a high of 16C. Raptor Observations: Just 17 birds totaled today. A couple of Osprey, a lone N. Harrier, 2 Sharpies, a single Cooper's Hawk, 8 Am. Kestrels and 3 Merlin. Non-raptor Observations: Some good non-raptors today with N. Flicker, YB Sapsucker, Hairy, Downy, Red-bellied and Pileated Woodpecker, Blue Jays, N. Cardinals, Cedar Waxwings, Veery, Swainson's Thrush, Red-eyed vireo, RT Hummingbirds, Catbirds, BC Chickadees, House wren, many warblers... Blue-winged, Black and white, Nashville, Am. Redstart, Cape May, Bay-breasted, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Black throated blue, Black throated green, Wilson, Canada, Common Yellowthroat, Magnolia and Blackpoll, Philadelphia and Red-eyed Vireos, WB Nuthatch, E. Phoebe, E. Pewee, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Canada Geese, DC Cormorant. Monarchs tallied today: 26 Others: Painted Lady, cabbage whites, orange and clouded sulphurs. ======================================================================== 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 _______________________________________________ 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
