Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 5
Osprey 2 13 15
Bald Eagle 1 9 11
Northern Harrier 6 23 26
Sharp-shinned Hawk 55 209 214
Cooper's Hawk 1 5 6
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1 17 18
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 4
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 70 139 186
Merlin 1 8 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown 2 3
Total: 137 426 497
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Dave Brown
Observers: Brian Hawthorne, Keith Sealy, Mary Carnahan,
Ronnie Goodhand, Su Ross-Redmond
Visitors:
Thanks to Brian Hawthorne (Hamilton), Ronnie Goodhand (London), Keith Sealy
(London) and Mary Carnahan (London) for helping out today.
Weather:
Lots of cloud today...to the point where it almost appeared we might see a
drop or two. However, overall the weather was quite pleasant with a fairly
stable temperature around 23 C. Still a bit warm for any large movement.
Wind was mainly S and light...then eventually switched around to the SW.
Raptor Observations:
The flight today occurred with a couple of waves...the first mostly
Sharpies...and then the second mostly Kestrels. Other good birds included a
couple of distant Osprey and one lone Broadwing.
Non-raptor Observations:
Had a nice look at a couple of Common Nighthawks that were flying along
just above a Sharpie.
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Report submitted by Dave Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at:
http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm
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