Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 13, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 4365 5123 5459 Osprey 0 3 50 Bald Eagle 28 48 161 Northern Harrier 32 95 267 Sharp-shinned Hawk 756 1305 2582 Cooper's Hawk 16 40 83 Northern Goshawk 1 2 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 7 7 Broad-winged Hawk 13 35 5868 Red-tailed Hawk 48 58 108 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 1 2 American Kestrel 154 1250 2073 Merlin 2 49 95 Peregrine Falcon 1 40 63 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: 5418 8056 16822 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Tom Bolohan Observers: Tim Foran, Tom Thomas Visitors: Thanks to Tom B as counter today along with Ernie, Tim F, Tom T and any others that were out to help today and whose names I didn't get. Weather: Winds were light to moderate from the W with 50% cloud cover for most of the day and temps cooler from 5C to start to a high of just 9C. Raptor Observations: Not a bad flight with a total of 5,418 birds ... the bulk which were TVs (4,3665) and Sharpies (756)... along with Bald Eagles (28), N. Harriers (32), Cooper's (16), a single N.Goshawk, lone Red-shouldered Hawk, some late Broadwings (13), a bit of a push of Redtails (48), our second Golden Eagle of the fall, another good flight of Am. Kestrels (154), Merlins (2) and a single Peregrine. Non-raptor Observations: None reported. Predictions: Winds are forecast to be SW for the day and with only about half our typical Peregrine numbers migrated through there's a chance tomorrow may bring a few more right along the cliff. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebro...@ezlink.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
