Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2015
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 15 4167 4678
Osprey 0 4 121
Bald Eagle 4 20 78
Northern Harrier 13 189 633
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 876 5311
Cooper's Hawk 3 19 83
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 9 11
Broad-winged Hawk 0 52 12992
Red-tailed Hawk 2 52 113
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 4 173 1778
Merlin 1 16 71
Peregrine Falcon 1 10 54
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
Total: 47 5588 25924
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Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Dave Brown, Jennifer Lyon
Observers: Chris Burris, Dave Brown, Derek Lyon, Doug Brown,
Evelyn Brown, Jim Dunn, Mac McAlpine, Mary Carnahan,
Matt Oswald, Winston Celik
Visitors:
Thanks to everyone who helped today...Matt, Mac, Jen and Derek, Mary, Jim,
Winston, Doug and Ev Brown, Keith, Chris B....and there were lots of
visitors today as well, some from Ottawa, Montreal and near Trois Riviere,
Woodstock and London.
Weather:
A sunny day with strong winds SW winds...usually the kind of day we expect
to see birds right along the cliff riding the updraft. Temp was even warmer
to a high of 21C and there was virtually no cloud cover.
Raptor Observations:
Unfortunately, there just didn't seem to be any birds in the pipeline. The
total birds for the day was 45...with TVs (15), Bald Eagle (4), N. Harrier
(13 - including some males), Sharpies (4), Cooper's Hawk (3), Redtails 2),
Am. Kestrels (4), a single Merlin and a lone Peregrine.
Non-raptor Observations:
Some non-raptor observations today ....Am. Crows moving though along the
ravine to the north along with many Blue Jays sneaking along the tree
lines. Quite a few YR Warblers, Am. Robins, Common Loons, many Kinglets of
both Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned, Pileated Woodpecker, E. Phoebe, RB
Woodpecker, E. Bluebirds, N. Flicker and a couple of Black-backed Gulls.
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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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