Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 3 623 38642 Osprey 0 0 190 Bald Eagle 1 10 204 Northern Harrier 3 90 1199 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 143 13222 Cooper's Hawk 0 34 443 Northern Goshawk 1 6 27 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 285 933 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 73020 Red-tailed Hawk 0 2304 4299 Rough-legged Hawk 0 14 23 Golden Eagle 1 56 203 American Kestrel 0 3 5090 Merlin 0 2 151 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 39 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 10 3571 137686 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Jim Dunn Observers: Alf Rider, Kathy, Keith Sealy, Mary Carnahan, Tom Stewart Visitors: Thanks to today's counters Kathy, Mary, Jim, Tom S., Keith and Alf. Weather: Winds were moderate to strong SW and temps ranged from 9C to 11C. Raptor Observations: Not much of a flight today with just 10 birds...though this included a single Golden Eagle and a lone N. Goshawk. Non-raptor Observations: It was a very busy day at the Cliff -- for the local landowners! Consequently today's observers did less "dickie" birding and more searching the skies for raptors at the B&B. Nevertheless, we managed to find a few highlights. While surveying the view from the observation knoll this morning, Jim had a flock of about 50 American Pipits land in front of him. They rested for a few moments and then continued their westward flight. Mary & Keith found the usuals just inside the entrance to the woods, with the highlights being 2 Fox Sparrows and a nice look at a few Blue Jays and a Red-bellied Woodpecker amicably feasting on nuts, all together in the same beech tree. Later, Jim checked the same area briefly and was rewarded with a nice look at a Brown Creeper. Still later, at the B&B, there were the usual Crows flying back and forth, Horned Larks, Goldfinches, Starlings and a single Killdeer. One of the banders stopped by for a chat and reported seeing a Yellow-rumped Warbler at the Cliff. A late afternoon walk from the Cliff to the Alley yielded a nice bit of exercise and although bird-wise it was slim pickin's a couple of Meadowhawk dragonflies were seen enjoying the sunshine, and staying out of the wind. Other non-raptor / non-avian sightings for today included a White-tailed Deer. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebrowns@ezlink.on.ca) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm