Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 255 3785 5240 Osprey 1 9 122 Bald Eagle 0 22 137 Northern Harrier 2 49 329 Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 205 4593 Cooper's Hawk 6 15 59 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 14 Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 59365 Red-tailed Hawk 8 39 93 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 0 91 1537 Merlin 0 4 56 Peregrine Falcon 1 56 78 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 2 Total: 282 4287 71628 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 12:30:00 Total observation time: 3.5 hours Official Counter: Jim Dunn Observers: Don Taylor, Mary Carnahan Visitors: Thanks to Mary, Jim and Don T. for today's report...and to visiting lady, Cary Graham from Gibson B.C. for helping spot high TVâs and raptors at the B&B site. Weather: Winds were pretty much ENE and then E and light...with a temp to a high of 18C. Some fog and cloud cover early on then breaking out to almost completely blue skies. Humidity dropped quickly once the fog lifted...but once the wind went E the birds went HIGH and we went home. Raptor Observations: Today's flight of 282 birds was mostly TVs (255)...with a single Osprey, a couple of Northern Harriers, Sharpies (9), Cooper's Hawks (6) which will be increasing in numbers over the next couple of weeks, some Redtails (8) passing through and a lone Peregrine. Non-raptor Observations: Observers tallied 34 songbird species today, most of them within easy viewing distance of our observation spots at the Cliff and the B&B. On the way in this morning, one observer noted 2 Eastern Bluebirds at Roberts Ln and a Wood Duck flying overhead at the B&B. A brief stop at the B&B revealed that the most prevalent species there European Starling (with flocks heading westward) and American Crow (a flock of about 50 was seen, not headed anywhere in particular, just flying around). In addition, a Red-bellied Woodpecker was heard, then seen in the treeline to the south. Moving on, lots of Hermit Thrush and White-throated Sparrows were found in shrubs at the south end of the ravine. Yellow-rumped Warblers and both species of Kinglet were also found there -- and everywhere else! Around the observation knoll were many species including these highlights: White-crowned Sparrow in the bushes in the southwest corner of the parking lot; Song Sparrow, 2 Phoebes, Northern Cardinal, American Goldfinch, Eastern Towhee, Yellow-rumped and Palm Warbler lower down in the shrubs and weeds as well as American Robin, Downy Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and White-breasted Nuthatch in the trees above. Viewed from the knoll were Pileated Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Canada Geese, Ring-billed Gulls, Mourning Dove. A walk up the road yielded great looks at a Tennessee Warbler and several Dark-eyed Juncos. A few Monarch Butterflies were seen continuing the westward journey today while Orange and Clouded Sulphur were found in abundance along the roadside at the B&B along with a few Eastern Tailed Blue. Black Saddlebags and Green Darners (dragonflies) can still be seen, but their numbers are greatly diminished compared to the last week of September. ======================================================================== 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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