Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2013
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 2 74 81
Bald Eagle 0 59 59
Northern Harrier 4 151 156
Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 3338 3343
Cooper's Hawk 0 25 25
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 0 55693 55693
Red-tailed Hawk 0 24 24
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 797 810
Merlin 0 41 41
Peregrine Falcon 1 9 9
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 2 2
Total: 17 60215 60245
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Jennifer Lyon
Observers: Derek Lyon, Don Campbell, Jim Dunn, Mary Carnahan,
Ronnie Goodhand
Visitors:
Thanks to all our counters and observers again today...Jen & Derek Lyon,
Jim Dunn, Mary, Ronnie, and Don Campbell. About 10 visitors to the site
today.
Weather:
Slow day with high humidity and lots of wind from the S into the afternoon.
Complete cloud cover for the day and a temp to a high of 20C...fairly
steady at that temp all day.
Raptor Observations:
No birds for the first two hours. Highlight was the Peregrine coming in
strong along the lake. Ended the day with only 17 hawks, but the last one
was a nice Northern Harrier.
Non-raptor Observations:
Another morning with poor quality of light made it challenging for birders
to spot small songbirds along the roadside and on the trails but undaunted,
observers came up with several interesting highlights, including both
Swainson's and Grey-cheeked Thrush, the latter being a New Species for this
fall season. In addition, Red-eyed and Philadelphia Vieos were seen near
Sharpie Alley, as were Brown Thrashers and Ruby-crowned Kinglets. 5
species of Warblers were seen today but no new species; for those who have
asked, our 23 Warbler species seen to date are yellow, magnolia,
black-throated blue, chestnut-sided, blackburnian, yellow-rumped, palm,
pine, black-throated green, bay breasted, blackpoll, yellow throated (a
record for Hawk Cliff, spotted August 20 by Ernie Gribble), black & white,
redstart, blue-winged, Tennessee, Nashville, ovenbird, northern
waterthrush, Wilson's Canada, common yellowthroat and northern parula.
Spotted today and everyday: Grey Catbirds continue to be found everywhere
and Black-capped Chickadees seem to be growing in numbers, with sightings
all over the place. Similarly, Blue Jays seem to be more vocal lately, and
/ or increasing in number; historically, their westward migration begins in
late September, so they should start to move by next week. There are still
lots of Cedar Waxwings, especially in the olive bushes and mulberry trees
near the cliff while European Starlings are gathering in some numbers and
can be found in the treeline just south of Dexter Line. Eastern Bluebirds,
spotted today, can be seen regularly along Fairview Rd. and lately, have
been reliably seen on the wires between Roberts Ln and Dexter Ln.
An interesting moth spotted on Tuesday, September 17 by Ronnie G. has been
identified as a White-lined Sphynx Moth. A few Monarch Butterflies
continued their westward exodus today, although not in yesterday's numbers,
probably lying low in this morning's intense cloud cover.
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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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