Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 3 1738 21471 Osprey 0 2 340 Bald Eagle 1 31 254 Northern Harrier 1 83 1678 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 158 14055 Cooper's Hawk 1 84 392 Northern Goshawk 0 17 25 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 967 1291 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 99105 Red-tailed Hawk 4 5765 7471 Rough-legged Hawk 0 30 49 Golden Eagle 1 124 171 American Kestrel 0 2 4398 Merlin 0 1 187 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 82 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: 11 9003 150969 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Jim Dunn Observers: Mary Carnahan Weather: Moderate W winds and temp to a high of 7C. About 40 percent cloud cover for the count period. Raptor Observations: Just a few birds through today with a total of 11. Some late TV's (3), singles of Bald Eagle, Harrier, Cooper's and a Golden Eagle...and a few Redtails (4). Non-raptor Observations: Despite the scarcity of raptors today, observers were treated to a broad variety of very interesting sighitngs including 2 large flocks of TUNDRA SWANS totalling approximately 100 birds. They were flying low, calling to each other and headed south out over the lake. Other flybys included a PILEATED WOODPECKER and a small flock of SNOW BUNTINGS. As well, we got another look at the NORTHERN SHRIKE spotted last week along the edge of the cornfield at the B&B. A brief walk at the south end of HC Rd. yielded nice looks at 6 FIELD SPARROWS, a very late sighting, and while a scouting trip to Sparta Ridge yielded 0 migrating raptors, we did manage to spot 15 WILD TURKEYS. ======================================================================== 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 information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
