Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 115 8995 9187 Osprey 0 13 93 Bald Eagle 0 47 138 Northern Harrier 7 152 453 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 1052 2984 Cooper's Hawk 2 45 76 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 97 97 Broad-winged Hawk 0 11 6804 Red-tailed Hawk 4 233 289 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 12 12 American Kestrel 4 204 1107 Merlin 2 20 65 Peregrine Falcon 1 34 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: 148 10915 21359 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Bob Johnstone Observers: Cary Graham, Keith Sealy, Lucas Forrester, Ronnie Goodhand Visitors: Thanks to everyone that helped with today's count... Bob, Cary, Ronnie, Keith and Lucas. Weather: A nice day at the hawkwatch with lots of sun and some cloud moving in about mid-morning. Temp got to a high of 18C and winds were light from the WNW. Raptor Observations: Another small flight today with a total of 148 birds. As usual most were TVs (115) ...along with N. Harrier (7), Sharpies (11), Cooper's (2), Red-shoulders (2), Redtails (4), Am. Kestrels (4), a couple of Merlin and a single Peregrine. Non-raptor Observations: The Am. Robins were definitely on the move with several large flocks note throughout the morning. Other species included Am. Crow, Am. Goldfinch, N. Cardinal, E. Starling and RW Blackbirds, Common Grackles, WB and RB nuthatch, BC Chickadee, Myrtle Warbler, Brown Creeper, Downy and Red-bellied Woodpecker and YB Sapsucker, Common loon, E. Phoebe, WT Sparrow, E. Towhee, E. Bluebird, Magnolia Warbler and Tufted Titmouse. Blue jays continued to move through with 780 tallied for the morning and there were 17 Monarchs noted moving past. ======================================================================== 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 (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
