Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 23, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 1 1 1 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 3 3 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 2 2 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 2 2 2 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 1 1 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 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: 9 9 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 12:30:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Dave Brown Observers: Don Taylor, Ernie Gribble, Mary Carnahan, Matt Oswald Visitors: A fairly quiet start to the 2018 Fall hawk watch season and thanks to Matt, Mary, Ernie and Don for coming to hang at the hawkwatch today and to Bob J. for getting everything setup. Weather: A sunny day with no clouds and moderate winds starting from the WNW and then swinging through W to SW. Raptor Observations: Just a few migrant raptors today with a couple of Sharpies, the first couple of Broadwings (both juvies), N. Harriers (3) and singles each of Osprey and Am. Kestrel Non-raptor Observations: A great morning for passerines this morning at the site with a number of warblers: Black and White (ad m and f), Cape May (ad m), Nashville (ad and juvie), Common Yellowthroat (m and f), Am. Redstart (ad m and f with juvie m), Yellow (ad f), vireos: Red-eyed, Warbling and Philadelphia, Woodpeckers: Pileated, Red-bellied (ad m and juvie m), Downy and N. Flicker, Flycatchers: Olive-sided, Least, Great-crested, E. Kingbird, Traill's, WB Nuthatch, Carolina and House Wrens, G. Catbird, RB Grosbeak (ad m and f juvie m), Wood Thrush, Am. Robin, Am. Crow, Am. Goldfinch, Cedar Waxwing, Indigo Bunting (ad ma and f juvie m and f), Song Sparrow, RW Blackbird, C. Grackle, GB Heron, DC Cormorant, Canada Geese, Baltimore Oriole, BC Chickadee, BG Gnatcatcher, Gulls: Bonaparte's, Herring and Ring-billed, Swallows: Barn, Bank and Tree, RT Hummingbirds, E. Starling, Blue Jay, N. Cardinal, and Belted Kingfisher. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebro...@ezlink.on.ca) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=392 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
