Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 12, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 4 58 58 Bald Eagle 3 26 26 Northern Harrier 4 85 85 Sharp-shinned Hawk 76 774 774 Cooper's Hawk 0 17 17 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 6150 6150 Red-tailed Hawk 2 20 20 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 72 594 594 Merlin 3 16 16 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown 0 1 1 Total: 164 7743 7743 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Tom Bolohan Observers: Dave Brown, Keith Sealy, Mac, Su Ross-Redmond Visitors: Lots of visitors again today...nice to see all the kids come out to enjoy the shows. Weather: Light SW - S winds. Temp to 24. Hazy sky with few clouds at all till later in the afternoon. Observations: A slow day...a few birds each hour. Some nice views of Bald Eagles and Osprey. The banders were able to produce a couple of great shows with some excellent birds including Kestrels, Sharpies, Merlins, Harriers and even an immature Redtail. The kids that came for a visit certainly enjoyed themselves. Other birds of note were Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers, Warbling Vireo, Red-Eyed Vireo, Eastern Bluebirds, Red-bellied Woodpecker, lots of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. Lots of Monarchs...a nice Tiger-Swallowtail and a Cloudy Sulfur. Predictions: The southerly winds and warmer weather aren't due to change for at least a couple of days so I'm thinking what flights occur will be spread out. ======================================================================== 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
