Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 5 Osprey 0 13 15 Bald Eagle 1 10 12 Northern Harrier 6 29 32 Sharp-shinned Hawk 78 287 292 Cooper's Hawk 3 8 9 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 17 18 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 4 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 8 147 194 Merlin 1 9 9 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown 1 3 4 Total: 98 524 595 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Keith Sealy Observers: Brian Hawthorne, Norman Holden Visitors: Thanks to Keith Sealy for looking after today's count and to Brian Hawthorne and Norman Holden for helping out. Weather: Some cloud today with a high hitting 24C...still quite warm. Winds in the morning were moderate from the E and eventually shifted to light from the SE. Raptor Observations: A total of 98 raptors counted for the day...highlights were Cooper's Hawk (3) and a lone Bald Eagle. Majority of birds were Sharpies (78). Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dave Brown ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
