Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 9 38 38 Bald Eagle 0 29 29 Northern Harrier 5 42 42 Sharp-shinned Hawk 197 730 730 Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 455 455 Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 4 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 67 210 210 Merlin 7 21 21 Peregrine Falcon 3 5 5 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: 289 1536 1536 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Tom Bolohan Observers: Visitors: A couple of visitors today. Thanks to Tom B for submitting today's count. Weather: Lots of cloud cover to start then breaking out a bit by the early afternoon. Temp ranged from 15C to 23C. Winds were favourable to start from the ENE but unfortunately swung back around to the less helpful SE. Raptor Observations: A total of 289 raptors today which isn't too bad given the rotten wind direction. A bit of a surprise to see so many Peregrines on the move this early although southerly winds o favour their favoured flight along the cliff edge. Non-raptor Observations: None reported. Predictions: Make sure to come down to the hawk watch this weekend for the first of the open houses. The winds aren't supposed to be the best for a big flight but there birds WILL be on the move with the good weather. ======================================================================== 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
