Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1030 10749 10907 Osprey 0 27 112 Bald Eagle 2 62 93 Northern Harrier 41 909 1250 Sharp-shinned Hawk 33 5334 7620 Cooper's Hawk 2 371 412 Northern Goshawk 1 13 13 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 77 77 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2238 5312 Red-tailed Hawk 9 418 418 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3 Golden Eagle 1 2 2 American Kestrel 4 1873 4490 Merlin 1 49 94 Peregrine Falcon 1 55 88 Unknown 2 72 84 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Total: 1127 22253 30977 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Keith Sealy Observers: Visitors: Thanks to E. Taylor for helping Keith spot the birds again today. Weather: Little cloud in the morning but increasing cloud cover by mid afternoon with strong SW winds. Temp got up to 15 today. Observations: The species of the day was TV's with 1030 out of a total of 1127 birds counted. Another Golden Eagle spotted today...only the 2nd for this season. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dave Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch: Oldest Hawkwatch in Ontario - since 1931 - located just east of Port Stanley on the cliff overlooking Lake Erie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
