Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 54 7589 7747 Osprey 2 25 110 Bald Eagle 1 57 88 Northern Harrier 30 811 1152 Sharp-shinned Hawk 29 4773 7059 Cooper's Hawk 1 296 337 Northern Goshawk 0 6 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 14 14 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2236 5310 Red-tailed Hawk 1 192 192 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 0 1842 4459 Merlin 0 47 92 Peregrine Falcon 1 54 87 Unknown 1 54 66 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 2 Total: 120 18000 26724 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Keith Sealy Observers: Visitors: Thanks to L. Allin and C. Caister for helping Keith out today with the spotting. Weather: Light to moderate SW winds all day with a 100 percent cloud cover. Rain didn't start till around noon. Observations: As expected...given the weather conditions...a smll flight today with only 120 birds counted. Predictions: North winds predicted for Sunday and broken cloud...a perfect day for hawkwatching!! I guarantee anyone who ventures to Hawk Cliff Sunday you'll see a good push of birds....of course that's not a money back guarantee :) ======================================================================== 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.
