Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 370 27016 28761 Osprey 0 7 67 Bald Eagle 3 57 141 Northern Harrier 8 119 336 Sharp-shinned Hawk 101 1104 2972 Cooper's Hawk 4 72 114 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 17 44 50 Broad-winged Hawk 1 13 4338 Red-tailed Hawk 28 198 235 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 8 8 American Kestrel 6 162 1383 Merlin 0 15 70 Peregrine Falcon 1 136 165 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 0 2 Total: 539 28953 38644 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 11:00:00 Total observation time: 3 hours Official Counter: Tom Bolohan Observers: Keith Sealy, Mary Carnahan Visitors: Thanks to Tom B., Mary and Keith for today's report. Weather: Lots of sunshine and variable winds with temp hitting a high of 20C. Raptor Observations: Observers were only on site for a couple of hours today and had 539 birds. The bulk were TVs (370) along with Bald Eagle (3), N. Harriers (8), Sharpies (101), Cooper's Hawks (4), Red-shouldered (17), a late Broadwing, Redtail (28), Am. Kestrel (6) and a single Peregrine. Non-raptor Observations: Despite the scarcity of raptor activity at the observation knoll today, there was plenty of dickie bird action to keep folks entertained, with good numbers of most of the species observed. These included Canada Goose, Ring-billed and Herring Gull, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, Cedar Waxwing, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned Kinglet, White-breasted Nuthatch, Downy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow. Eastern Bluebirds were seen flying back and forth across the field, while Northern Cardinal, Orange-crowned Warbler and Gray Catbird were found in the dogwood bushes between Sharpie Alley and the ravine. North of Dexter Line at the B&B were European Starlings, Killdeer and an Eastern Meadowlark. Blue Jay count: 550 A few more monarch butterflies flew west today plus black saddlebags and a few green darners were still obviously migrating. With chillier weather on the way next week, this weekend will probably bring the last of this year's migratory insects. Predictions: Pretty much the same weather for the entire weekend so the flights will likely be similar to today. ======================================================================== 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
