Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2010
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 15 208 208
Osprey 2 204 233
Bald Eagle 5 123 123
Northern Harrier 8 544 574
Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 5952 5969
Cooper's Hawk 1 67 68
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 0 97622 97635
Red-tailed Hawk 0 33 47
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 32 2964 3018
Merlin 7 117 119
Peregrine Falcon 13 31 31
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 102 107869 108029
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Colin Horstead
Observers: Beth Wigle, Don Wigle, Jim Dunn, Kathy, Keith Sealy,
Mac McAlpine, Mary Carnahan
Visitors:
Some interesting visitors today...Bill Boyd (England), Tom Stewart
(Lambeth), Dan and Hanna Russell (St. Thomas), Peter Hosking (Australia)Pat
and Charles Burton (Mirfield West Yorkshire, UK)
Weather:
Quite warm today with a high of 24C. Winds were quite strong from the SW
for the entire day...lessening slightly just before the count was shutdown
due to rain moving in.
Raptor Observations:
As expected, the Peregrines were on the move today thanks to the very
strong SW winds blasting right up the cliff. There were a total of 16 for
the day. The total for all species was 102
Non-raptor Observations:
Observers were hard pressed to find songbirds this morning. Most of the
action appeared to be deep within the bushes and although the early morning
seem to promise another good BLUE JAY flight, with 200 counted before 8:00
AM and many more streaming across the field in the second hour, the stream
shut down early, probably hampered by the steadily increasing SW wind.
Pure determination yielded the usual GRAY CATBIRDS, WHITE-THROATED
SPARROWS, a single INDIGO BUNTING, and other usuals, plus one each of
BLACK-THROATED GREEN, BLACK-THROATED BLUE & PALM WARBLERS.
As the day progressed 13 butterfly species were found, especially in the
more protected spots in laneways and along the various pathways, including
question mark, American lady, pearl crescent and a rather faded great
spangled fritillary. As well, several very fresh looking red admirals and
common buckeyes were spotted.
Predictions:
Saturday could see some decent birds with predicted NW winds to push them
down to the lake.
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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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