Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 15 968 28057 Osprey 0 1 119 Bald Eagle 6 39 145 Northern Harrier 13 61 721 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 173 9139 Cooper's Hawk 4 54 328 Northern Goshawk 0 8 20 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 283 678 Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 70722 Red-tailed Hawk 24 2165 4248 Rough-legged Hawk 5 25 30 Golden Eagle 6 98 163 American Kestrel 0 6 2459 Merlin 0 5 84 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 163 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: 76 3889 117077 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Mary Carnahan Observers: Ernie Gribble, Keith Sealy, Paul Thomas, Tim Foran Visitors: Thanks to Mary, Jim, Keith, Ernie, Paul T., Ernie and Tim. A few visitors today. Weather: Windy from the WSW and W and the temp got to a high of zero. A mix of sun and cloud to start the day but eventually clouding in completely. Raptor Observations: A total of 76 birds today with a few nice Golden Eagles (6) and another small number of Roughlegs (5) along with Redtails (24) and Red-shoulders (3)...a decent flight of N. Harriers (13) and Bald Eagles (6)...a few more Coops (4) and a group of TVs (15). Non-raptor Observations: There was some good action in the treeline and bushes this morning resulting in a fairly decent non-raptor list for this time of year. The highlights were Hermit Thrush, Eastern Bluebird, Rusty Blackbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Flicker,Tree Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow (in abundance!), Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Purple Finch and Yellow-rumped Warbler. In addition, many of "the usuals" were reported such as Goldfinch, Chickadee, Cardinal, Junco, Robin, Bluejay, Downy Woodpecker, Crow, Mourning Dove, House Sparrow, Starling,Ring-billed abd Herring Gull, Canada Geese, Mallards and Cedar Waxwing. Spotted by observers at Sharpie Alley were a flock of about 20 Bonaparte's Gulls and several flocks of Tundra Swans headed for Long Point, totaling about 175. ======================================================================== 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 including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
