Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 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 13 18
Osprey 12 95 97
Bald Eagle 14 74 76
Northern Harrier 42 300 303
Sharp-shinned Hawk 394 3835 3840
Cooper's Hawk 6 34 35
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 843 13821 13822
Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 100 1383 1430
Merlin 6 74 74
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown 5 6
Total: 1417 19639 19710
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Su Ross-Redmond
Observers: Alf Rider, Bouwe Bergsma, Brian Hawthorne, Colin Horstead,
Ernie Gribble, Keith Sealy, Mike Cowlard, Pete Chapman
Visitors:
A few visitors today...thanks to Bouwe Bergsma, Alf Rider, Pete Chapman,
Ernie Gribble, Brian Hawthorne, Mark Chapman, Mike Cowlard, Keith Sealy,
Colin Horstead and Su Redmond for helping with today's count.
Weather:
Lots of cloud early on then clearing a bit but never completely. Temp was a
bit cooler with a high of just 19 C and light NE winds to start then
swinging around to SE for the rest of the day.
Raptor Observations:
Not a bad flight today given the SE winds are typically the worst at Hawk
Cliff for good numbers. Total of 1,417 birds for today...including
Broadwings (843) and Sharpies (394) providing the bulk of the total.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Friday may be similar to today...but Saturday is looking VERY good weather
and wind wise with predicted moderate to strong NW winds. Hopefully, we'll
see lots of folks out to enjoy the first of two Hawk Cliff Weekends.
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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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