Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 71 1721 21454 Osprey 0 1 339 Bald Eagle 0 24 247 Northern Harrier 1 73 1668 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 145 14042 Cooper's Hawk 1 59 367 Northern Goshawk 0 16 24 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 963 1287 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 99105 Red-tailed Hawk 75 5472 7178 Rough-legged Hawk 7 21 40 Golden Eagle 8 83 130 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: 172 8581 150547 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Jim Dunn Observers: Mac McAlpine, Mark Cunningham, Mary Carnahan, Tom Stewart Weather: winds were very light from the E and then died off altogether around noon...eventually picking up slightly for the next hour from the SW. Temp very warm for November hitting a high of 21C. Not a cloud in the sky today. Raptor Observations: Another smaller flight today with quality species more than quantity. Total birds for the day was 172. It was almost an even split between Redtails (75) and TV's (71). The highligts again today were Golden Eagles (8) and several Rouglegs (7). Interestingly, there was a real flurry of birds as the wind started to pick up early afternoon...including 30 of the Redtails, 2 Shoulders, a couple of TVs and 7 of the 8 Golden Eagles low and right overhead of the counters. Of these, 5 were juvenile looking birds, 1 an apparent adult followed by a probable sub adult. We've mentioned to visitors before that Goldens are often a later in the day species so it can be worth sticking around. :) Non-raptor Observations: It was a very mild, sunny day and a lovely day for a walk along Hawk Cliff Rd. where the usual fall sparrows, chickadees, goldfinches, etc. were very active in weed patches and shrubs. In the fields, HORNED LARKS & AM. PIPITS foraged and sang, while numerous butterflies enjoyed the late morning sun. Species providing good looks and sitting for photos were orange sulphur (3), eastern comma (2) and a single, very photogenic common buckeye! ======================================================================== 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/
