Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 466 2151 2309 Osprey 1 18 103 Bald Eagle 5 28 59 Northern Harrier 50 306 647 Sharp-shinned Hawk 393 1317 3603 Cooper's Hawk 26 65 106 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 317 1797 4871 Red-tailed Hawk 5 15 15 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 183 1099 3716 Merlin 2 17 62 Peregrine Falcon 4 36 69 Unknown 0 25 37 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 1452 6876 15600 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Keith Sealy Observers: Barry Cherriere, Linda, Tom Bolohan Weather: Steady wind from the W today with no precip. Lots of cloud cover and cooler temps to 11. Observations: Good mix of species today with 100's of TV's, Sharpies and late Broadwings. Fairly high number of Cooper's today with a total of 26. Add 4 more Peregrines to this years tally :) ======================================================================== 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.
