Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 120 Osprey 0 0 83 Bald Eagle 0 0 58 Northern Harrier 1 1 394 Sharp-shinned Hawk 36 36 4612 Cooper's Hawk 1 1 71 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 1 70565 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 26 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 1 1746 Merlin 0 0 42 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 45 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 1 Total: 40 40 77764 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 11:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Jim Dunn Observers: Don Taylor, Ernie Gribble, Keith Sealy, Mary Carnahan Visitors: Thanks to Jim, Mary, Keith, Ernie and Don T. for getting a count done today. Weather: Not a hawkwatch day. Heavy scudding overcast, almost a drizzle with the wind light and varying between E and ENE. Visibility was about 2KM and it was hard to pick up birds even as they came over the bushlot across the field by the lone Elm. Temp got to a high of 14C. Raptor Observations: Not much of a flight today and no surprise with such heavy air and light winds for the count period. Only 40 birds were tallied. Most of the count was Sharpies (36) along with singles of N. Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, Broadwing and Kestrel. Non-raptor Observations: Not many "others" reported today...some Common Loons (6) and a single YB Sapsucker. Only a couple of Monarchs spotted. Predictions: The next few days are forecast to bring a definite change as a cold front passes across the region on Friday. If we see the forecast stronger SW winds behind this front we might just get some good flights along the cliff...and it's coming up on Peregrine prime time. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebro...@ezlink.on.ca) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - 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
