Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1068 6625 6783 Osprey 0 22 107 Bald Eagle 1 53 84 Northern Harrier 42 758 1099 Sharp-shinned Hawk 403 4518 6804 Cooper's Hawk 23 278 319 Northern Goshawk 0 5 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 10 10 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2236 5310 Red-tailed Hawk 19 145 145 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 107 1837 4454 Merlin 5 46 91 Peregrine Falcon 3 52 85 Unknown 1 53 65 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Total: 1675 16642 25366 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Keith Sealy Observers: Shay Redmond Visitors: E. Taylor and D. Verkley helped spot again today :) Weather: Great looking fall day today with a bit of cloud cover and cool temps to 12 only. Winds were moderate from the W. Observations: Good flight today mostly of TV's and Sharpies...also 3 Red-shouldered Hawks and 3 Peregrines. Predictions: Well....the forecasted winds are NW to W for Friday...but only about 15 kph. Still with such a good day today tomorrow could bring some great birds. ======================================================================== 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.
