Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 155 155 313 Osprey 6 6 91 Bald Eagle 11 11 42 Northern Harrier 17 17 358 Sharp-shinned Hawk 273 273 2559 Cooper's Hawk 2 2 43 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 32 32 3106 Red-tailed Hawk 2 2 2 Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 123 123 2740 Merlin 2 2 47 Peregrine Falcon 7 7 40 Unknown 0 0 12 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 631 631 9355 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Barry Cherriere Observers: Linda Weather: In the morning there were light SW to W winds and a bit of cloud cover and the temp was around 14. Eventually the winds increased in strength and swung round to the SW again...a great wind for flights along the cliff edge. Observations: Another excellent flight today with some really great birds including the first Rough-legged Hawk of the season. Counters got 7 more Peregrines today and 11 Bald Eagles. Predictions: Tomorrow is calling for strong NW winds with a small chance of precip...I know I'll be there...especially with the significant drop in temps across the whole of Ontario and Quebec that has likely got a lot of birds finally moving. I also noted that Erie Metro Park recorded a Golden Eagle today...who knows what tomorrow will bring at the cliff!! :) ======================================================================== 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.
