Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 596 38615 Osprey 0 0 190 Bald Eagle 1 9 203 Northern Harrier 2 80 1189 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 137 13216 Cooper's Hawk 2 34 443 Northern Goshawk 0 5 26 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 284 932 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 73020 Red-tailed Hawk 25 2294 4289 Rough-legged Hawk 0 14 23 Golden Eagle 1 54 201 American Kestrel 0 3 5090 Merlin 0 2 151 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 39 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: 35 3513 137628 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jim Dunn Observers: Keith Sealy, Mary Carnahan, Tom Stewart Visitors: A single visitor today...Winston with his camera...and thanks to today's counters Jim, Mary, Keith and Tom S. Weather: Not the best winds today ...light to moderate from the SE and then straight S. Tmep started cool again at 3C then reached a high of 12C. The humidity did drop nicely as baro pressure held fairly steady...and there wasn't a whole lot of cloud cover for the day. Raptor Observations: A small flight today with just 35 birds...a single Bald Eagle, a couple of Harriers, 4 Sharpies and 2 Cooper's ...along with 25 Redtails...and the best bird of the day...an adult looking Golden Eagle (though it's impossible to tell the age 100% for a bird in flight). Non-raptor Observations: In the non-raptor category, there were some good sightings, although the number of species and the number of individuals per species are dwindling. A Hermit Thrush was heard and seen beside the gate at Sharpie Alley. Then a brief flurry of Woodpecker activity occurred across from the Alley, providing nice views of Downy, Hairy and Red-bellied, including an apparent dispute between a Hairy and a Downy who were foraging in the same tree. A couple of White-breasted Nuthatches appeared, trumpeting loudly for a several moments. As well, there was some furtive Sparrow movement from bush to bush low in the same area which yielded a couple of quick looks at White-throats, but nothing else. Further movement slightly higher up produced a Golden-crowned Kinglet and later, one each of Junco and Song Sparrow was spotted in the fringe of the bean field. Meanwhile, hawkwatchers at the mound and the B&B had better views of Tundra Swans, Wood Ducks, American Crows, Eastern Bluebirds, Horned Larks, Great Blue Heron and Common Loon. Starlings, Blue Jays and a variety of Blackbirds are still fairly easy to find up and down Hawk Cliff Rd, but are fewer in number than earlier in the week. Other species noted today were Cedar Waxwing, American Robin, American Goldfinch, and Black-capped Chickadee. Perhaps more interesting for this time of year were the bug sightings including butterflies (Clouded and Orange Sulphur, Cabbage White, Eastern Comma), numerous Meadowhawk dragonflies, a Darner, and thanks to Keith for spotting a solitay Monarch headed west at the knoll. ======================================================================== 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 [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
