Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 10 11 Bald Eagle 0 10 13 Northern Harrier 0 33 47 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 209 232 Cooper's Hawk 0 7 8 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 4 Broad-winged Hawk 0 633 658 Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 5 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 157 192 Merlin 1 15 17 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: 5 1081 1189 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 11:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Bob Johnstone Observers: Ernie Gribble, Joe Abela Visitors: Thanks to Bob, Ernie and Joe for getting any kind of a count done today. Weather: As expected winds did not help today being light from the W and SW. Lots of clouds around and warm to a high of 22C by the end of the count period at 11:00 a.m. Raptor Observations: Just 5 bird tallied today.... 4 Sharpies and a Merlin. Non-raptor Observations: More non-raptors were reported today than raptors.... with Am. Crows, Blue Jays, E. Startlings, DC Cormorants, several warbler species... Black and White, Magnolia, Am. Redstart, Blackpoll, Bay-breasted, Chestnut-sided, BT Green and BT Blue, Wilson's and Canada, Woodpeckers... Downy, Red-bellied and N. Flicker, Gray Catbird, E. Pewee, Red-eyed and Warbling Vireos, N. Cardinal, Canada Geese, RT Hummingbird, House Wren and Cedar Waxwings. Monarchs tallied today: 23 Predictions: The winds don't look much more promising for tomorrow so I suspect there won't be much of a flight. In fact, the next several days aren't looking much better which is unfortunate given this weekend is the first of the Hawk Cliff Open House days that typically coincide with a big push of Broadwings. Of course, ONLY A HAWK WATCHER would complain about the string of above average temperature and beautiful sunny weather days coming up!! ======================================================================== 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
