Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 6 1650 21383 Osprey 1 1 339 Bald Eagle 2 24 247 Northern Harrier 3 72 1667 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 141 14038 Cooper's Hawk 1 58 366 Northern Goshawk 0 16 24 Red-shouldered Hawk 14 958 1282 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 99105 Red-tailed Hawk 105 5397 7103 Rough-legged Hawk 2 14 33 Golden Eagle 7 75 122 American Kestrel 0 1 4397 Merlin 0 1 187 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 82 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: 141 8409 150375 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jim Dunn Observers: John Potticary, Mary Carnahan Weather: Winds were light from the NW then mostly west and swinging even to SW. Temp got to a high of 13C as this unsaesonably warm weather continues. No cloud cover at all today. Raptor Observations: Today's total for raptors was 141. There's a fairly consistent pattern to flights at this point in the season with typically the bulk consisting of Redtails (105) and a smattering of other species...a late Osprey (1), a couple of Bald Eagles (2), Harriers (3)...a lone Cooper's Hawk was the only accipiter for the day...and some Red-shoulders (14) and a couple of Roughies (2). Highlight oday...Golden Eagles (7). Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptor avian species of note included 6 TUNDRA SWANS, WILD TURKEYS, HERMIT THRUSH, TREE / FOX / SONG SPARROWS, mixed flocks of PINE SISKIN & GOLDFINCH, and large flocks of CEDAR WAXWINGS and AMERICAN PIPITS. The highlight of the day was an AMERICAN WOODCOCK that flushed from the roadside shrubbery just north of the mound. ======================================================================== 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 ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
