Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 24, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 587 32112 32270
Osprey 0 43 186
Bald Eagle 3 71 170
Northern Harrier 10 550 1036
Sharp-shinned Hawk 49 7202 12451
Cooper's Hawk 5 306 355
Northern Goshawk 0 10 10
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 45 45
Broad-winged Hawk 1 764 73020
Red-tailed Hawk 5 330 354
Rough-legged Hawk 1 2 2
Golden Eagle 2 36 36
American Kestrel 5 2336 5058
Merlin 1 85 143
Peregrine Falcon 0 15 38
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
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 669 43907 125175
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Colin Horstead
Observers: Ches Caister, Ernie Gribble, Jim Dunn, Kathy, Mary Carnahan,
Rebecca Vile
Visitors:
We had a long distance visitor today ...Anne Williams (Jasper, Alberta) who
enjoyed the day today with the counters. Thanks to all the counters and
observers...Colin, Rebecca, Ernie, Kathy, Mary, Ches, Jim.
Weather:
Weather was heavily overcast and cool for the first 3 hours...but
eventually broke out just before noon....then closed back in again...and
finally opened up for good for the last couple of hours. Temp ranged from
10C to a high of 16C. Winds were light to moderate from the SW and then
swinging to WNW and finally NW at the end of the day. The pressure was on
the rise as well.
Raptor Observations:
The flight for today was 669 birds in total...with TVs (587)....along with
Sharpies (49), Bald Eagles (3), Harriers (10), Cooper's (5), Broadwing (1),
Redtails (5), Roughleg (1 - juv. light morph), Golden Eagles (2 - both
appeared to be at least immature birds), Kestrels (5) and a lone Merlin.
The 2nd Golden Eagle put on a wonderful show as it approached the
observers and circled just in front of the observers above the field and a
couple of hundred feet high. It moved back to the east then gained height
and headed westward.
Non-raptor Observations:
Despite this morning's wet weather early hawkwatchers had the following
non-raptor highlights: a Golden-crowned Kinglet working the vines right
beside the mound, a single Common Loon and an Orange-crowned Warbler.
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers are still in evidence, and even in the rain
flocks of Canada Geese and Mallards could be seen.
Later in the day (and in better weather), highlights at the B&B included
50 Killdeer and a new sighting for this season -- a Northern Shrike perched
in the northeast corner of the field.
Several monarchs (20+) were also seen today.
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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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