Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1006 3157 3315 Osprey 4 22 107 Bald Eagle 6 34 65 Northern Harrier 121 427 768 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1009 2326 4612 Cooper's Hawk 81 146 187 Northern Goshawk 1 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 3 3 Broad-winged Hawk 425 2222 5296 Red-tailed Hawk 59 74 74 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 329 1428 4045 Merlin 3 20 65 Peregrine Falcon 2 38 71 Unknown 13 38 50 Swainson's Hawk 1 1 2 Total: 3062 9938 18662 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Keith Sealy Observers: Barry Cherriere, Linda, Matt Oswald Visitors: Thanks to B. Mann for helping to spot today :) Weather: Clear blue skies with great visibility to start of this morning.Winds from the W again today and temp made it to 11 by mid afternoon with a few clouds moving in. Observations: Highlights of the day...the second Swaison's Hawk for this fall and the first Goshawk (a nice adult)!! Hundreds of TV's and Sharpies again today. Cooper's were on the move with 81 tallied for the day...that's one of the best days for them that I can remember for quite a while :) ======================================================================== 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.
