Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 3 70 70 Bald Eagle 2 39 39 Northern Harrier 3 98 98 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 940 940 Cooper's Hawk 0 19 19 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 6152 6152 Red-tailed Hawk 0 21 21 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 11 702 702 Merlin 0 19 19 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown 0 1 1 Total: 29 8064 8064 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Su Ross-Redmond Observers: Visitors: A few people out to check out the Cliff...and at least enjoy a nice day. Thanks to Bill Brown for helping with the count today :) Weather: Gusty SE winds with 60% cloud cover and otherwise sunny. Temps to mid 20's again today. TUV=2 (Poor) Observations: Very small flight today as expected especially with strong SE winds and a poor Thermal Updraft Velocity (TUV). Very few passerines around today...a few Monarchs and the usual Dragonflies. Predictions: The awaited cold front that's been hanging out to the west is forecast to pass through the Lower Great Lakes tomorrow. This will mean unsettled weather tomorrow with possible rain and westerly winds. This will likely result in a small flight. However, things look really good for Friday , Saturday and Sunday with fairly strong N - NE winds and fair weather. ======================================================================== 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
