Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 2 60 60 Bald Eagle 7 33 33 Northern Harrier 6 91 91 Sharp-shinned Hawk 119 893 893 Cooper's Hawk 1 18 18 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 2 6152 6152 Red-tailed Hawk 1 21 21 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 58 652 652 Merlin 2 18 18 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown 0 1 1 Total: 198 7941 7941 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Su Ross-Redmond Observers: Visitors: Thanks to Debbie S. for volunteering to come out and help with the hawkwatch count today!! I hear she's hoping to help for the next couple of days as well. Weather: Another sunny day with light to moderate South winds. Not much in the way of clouds...still hazy. TUV=3 (Fair) Observations: A total of 198 raptors counted for the day with most of them being Sharpies and Kestrels. Of note were 2 more Merlin for the day. Predictions: More winds from the South...and still warm. My guess that the flight will again be widely distributed and not necessarily concentrated at Hawk Cliff. For tomorrow the TUV=3 (Fair) so even the thermals are forecast to be slightly weaker along the Lake Erie north shore. ======================================================================== 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
