Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 2 5 5 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 7 10 10 Sharp-shinned Hawk 77 116 116 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 18 18 18 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 113 126 126 Merlin 1 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown 0 0 0 Total: 218 276 276 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Keith Sealy Observers: Visitors: Craig Brown, Al Dunsby Weather: Cooler, especially first thing in the morning. It's certainly cooling off good at night...might just get the birds moving down from the northern regions. Winds from the N although not that strong. Observations: First Broad-winged Hawks (a total of 18) and a Merlin for the 2003 season!! Not bad for an early fall timeframe and I'm sure just a hint of more to come. Other species seen included Osprey, Harriers, Sharpies and Kestrels. Lots of Monarchs and dragonflies are moving through along with a pile of Hummingbirds. ======================================================================== 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.
