Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 08, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 4 8 8 Bald Eagle 19 22 22 Northern Harrier 9 21 21 Sharp-shinned Hawk 269 352 352 Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 369 383 383 Red-tailed Hawk 4 4 4 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 30 104 104 Merlin 2 4 4 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2 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: 706 902 902 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Tom Bolohan Observers: Clive Hodder, Keith Sealy, Mary Carnahan, Rose Braxton Visitors: Some visitors out today. Thanks to the crew that helped with today's count... Tom B, Keith S, Mary C, Clive H and Rose. Weather: Winds were light from the N and then NE for the day which obviously brought a bigger flight than expected. A mix of sun and cloud early but 100% cloud cover for the majority of the count period. Temp was cooler to start at 12C and climbing to 18C. Raptor Observations: A pretty good flight given the early date with a total of 706 raptors tallied. Of these the majority were as expected Sharpies (269) and the vanguard of the Broadwings (369) along with Am. Kestrels (30). There were also smaller numbers of Osprey (4), N. Harrier (9), Redtails (4) and Merlins (2). Good to see lots of Bald Eagles (19) moving through. Non-raptor Observations: None reported. It was noted that Monarch numbers were down slightly today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebro...@ezlink.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
