Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 545 5557 5715 Osprey 0 22 107 Bald Eagle 0 52 83 Northern Harrier 4 716 1057 Sharp-shinned Hawk 70 4115 6401 Cooper's Hawk 11 255 296 Northern Goshawk 2 5 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 7 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2236 5310 Red-tailed Hawk 4 126 126 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 1 1 1 American Kestrel 79 1730 4347 Merlin 13 41 86 Peregrine Falcon 0 49 82 Unknown 2 52 64 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Total: 731 14967 23691 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Keith Sealy Observers: Su Ross, Tom Bolohan Visitors: Thanks to Jim Longhurst for helping out with spotting the birds today. Weather: Now this is more like the typical fall day...windy, cool and lots of cloud cover. Winds were very strong and NW all day...the perfect kind of day for hawkwatching at Hawk Cliff. Temp only made it to 12. Observations: FINALLY...the first GOLDEN EAGLE for this fall...and I know there's many more to come! Just wish I could've beent there to see it :) A couple more Goshawks today and 13 Merlins...but not a single Red-Shouldered Hawk. Predictions: Looks like winds from the W and not as strong...but lots of sun and cool temps. After such a good day of strong NW winds today, tomorrow could provide some nice surprises like more Red-Shouldered Hawks or Golden Eagles. ======================================================================== 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.
