Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 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 1 1739 21472
Osprey 1 3 341
Bald Eagle 2 33 256
Northern Harrier 7 90 1685
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 164 14061
Cooper's Hawk 1 85 393
Northern Goshawk 0 17 25
Red-shouldered Hawk 11 978 1302
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 99105
Red-tailed Hawk 77 5842 7548
Rough-legged Hawk 1 31 50
Golden Eagle 10 134 181
American Kestrel 0 2 4398
Merlin 1 2 188
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: 118 9121 151087
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Jim Dunn
Observers: Colin Horstead, Kathy, Mac McAlpine, Mary Carnahan,
Phil Waggett, Wayne Parnall
Visitors:
Thanks to everyone that helped with today's count...Jim Dunn, Mary
Carnahan, Mac McAlpine, Colin Horstead, Phil Waggett, Wayne Parnall and
Kathy. It's been a great run this season...and we simply wouldn't have the
amazing counts we've had without such volunteers onsite pretty much every
day since late August! and now there's just a a few days to go till another
season's wrapped up. :)
Weather:
A very cold day at the Cliff today started out at 1 Deg and climbed to a
BALMY 3 Deg by noon.
Raptor Observations:
As usual, all activity was between the hours of 11.00 A.M. and 2.00 P.M.
Total birds for the day was 118.
Notable sightings were 1 MERLIN, 1 OSPREY, 7 HARRIERS and 10 more GOLDENS.
Non-raptor Observations:
Around 11:00 AM today, the NORTHERN SHRIKE put in another appearance and
perched on a hawthorn tree to the left of the elm. A couple of brief
excursions to the Cliff yielded the usual CHICKADEES, etc. and a SONG
SPARROW with a unique, rather husky version of "Maids, maids!". In
addition, Mac spotted the FIELD SPARROWS again plus a PURPLE FINCH. Later,
back at the B&B a flock of AMERICAN ROBINS flew low overhead tracking
westward.
Today's most unusual sighting was an AMERICAN CROW with white patches on
its wings, reported by Mac and Colin seen at the B&B as it flew eastward
toward the large Elm in the field.
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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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