Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2018
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 1 45 46
Bald Eagle 6 92 92
Northern Harrier 18 134 137
Sharp-shinned Hawk 71 832 834
Cooper's Hawk 5 22 22
Northern Goshawk 2 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 655 5470 5472
Red-tailed Hawk 7 33 33
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 57 697 698
Merlin 4 39 39
Peregrine Falcon 0 19 19
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: 826 7386 7395
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Dave Brown
Observers: Bob Johnstone, Chris Burris, Derek Lyon, Jennifer Lyon,
Pete Chapman, Ronnie Goodhand, Steve Birch, Tim Arthur,
Tom Bolohan, Tom Stewart, Winston
Visitors:
A pile of visitors today for the start of our 2nd open house weekends ...
no surprise given the great weather. Thanks to those folks that helped
with spotting and recording the birds... Tom B, Jen and Derek, Ronnie,
Chris B, Deepa, Tim R., Winston, Pete, Steve B., Keith and Bob J.
Weather:
Much cooler today after the passage of a very strong cold front that
brought severe weather to parts of Ontario and Quebec. Winds were light
from the N or NE for most of the count period then going straight from the
E for that last hour at which point the flight was basically done.
Raptor Observations:
A total of 826 birds today with the majority being Broadwings (655)
followed by Sharpies (71) and Am. Kestrels (57). Also a single Osprey, Bald
Eagle (6), N. Harriers (18), Cooper's Hawks (5), N. Goshawk (2), Redtails
(7) and finally Merlin (4) one of which sat in the Merlin tree across the
field.
Non-raptor Observations:
A great day all around for non-raptors with a total of 13 species of
warbler... Palm, Common Yellowthroat, Blackpoll, Bay-breasted, BT Green, BT
Blue, Tennessee, Am. Redstart, Wilson's, Cape May, Magnolia, N. Parula and
Nashville. Also Vireos... Warbling, Red-eyed and Philadelphia...
Woodpeckers... Hairy, Red-bellied, Pileated, YB Sapsucker and N. Flicker...
WB and RB Nuthatch, Gray Catbird, Canada Geese, Common Loons, Great Blue
Heron, Herring and Ring-billed Gulls, House Wren, Am. Crow, Am. Robin, Am.
Goldfinch, LOTS of Blue Jays, N. Cardinal, BC Chickadee, Cedar Waxwings, E.
Pewee, E. Phoebe, DC Cormorant, Pine Siskin, Am. Pipit, Swainson's Thrush,
RC Kinglet, Mourning Dove and a Great Horned Owl at the end of the day.
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Report submitted by Dave Brown ([email protected])
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
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