Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 80 13068 13188 Osprey 0 33 116 Bald Eagle 0 14 72 Northern Harrier 2 120 513 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 2035 6611 Cooper's Hawk 0 69 139 Northern Goshawk 0 2 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4 Broad-winged Hawk 0 131 70695 Red-tailed Hawk 0 234 260 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 0 493 2238 Merlin 0 16 58 Peregrine Falcon 0 109 154 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: 95 16331 94055 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 11:00:00 Total observation time: 1 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Keith Sealy, Mark Cunningham Visitors: Thanks to Chris, Keith and Mark for getting the count done for today. Weather: Wind seemed E which allowed the bird pipeline to get cleaned out in the 10-11 hour. Lots of sunshine today and a cool morning with temp at 12C, Raptor Observations: A total of 95 birds for the period...13 Shins, 2 Harriers, and 80 TVs. After that, enough of a southern vector appeared in the wind so that the skies dried up... so spent some time looking for passerines. Non-raptor Observations: Hermit and Swainsonâs Thrushes; Eastern Bluebird; Pine Siskin; both Kinglets; Winter, Carolina, and House Wren; White-crowned, White-throated, Song, and Swamp Sparrow; Dark-eyed Junco; Yellow-rumped and Orange-crowned Warbler; Eastern Phoebe; (approx. 80) Rusty Blackbirds; Brown Creeper were the highlights. One Ruby Meadowhawk (dragonfly) was also noted. Predictions: Southerly winds for Monday will push migrants inland and will likely mean less birds passing the hawkwatch itself. ======================================================================== 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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