Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 9 10 Bald Eagle 0 10 13 Northern Harrier 3 30 44 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 148 171 Cooper's Hawk 0 5 6 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 4 Broad-winged Hawk 4 617 642 Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 5 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 137 172 Merlin 0 12 14 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 19 975 1083 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Bob Johnstone Observers: Keith Sealy Visitors: Thanks to Bob and Keith for today's count. Weather: No clouds to start the day and then some moved in by mid-morning... winds were very light from the NE and ENE. Temp started out at 7C and got to a high of 17C. Raptor Observations: An even smaller flight today with 19 birds counted... Sharpies (11), N. Harriers (3), Broadwings (4) and a single Am. Kestrel. Non-raptor Observations: For non-raptors today... Canada Geese, Blue Jays, DC Cormorants, Gray Catbirds, Wood Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Brown Thrasher, BC Chickadee, N. Cardinal, House Wren, Red-bellied and Downy Woodpecker... some warblers... Am. Redstart, Magnolia, Black-throated Blue, Black and White and Nashville, Great Blue Heron and more RT Hummingbirds. Predictions: Tomorrow's weather isn't too promising with mostly cloudy skies and winds light and variable. ======================================================================== 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