Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 10, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 720 9493 12884 Osprey 0 12 192 Bald Eagle 1 35 174 Northern Harrier 5 67 619 Sharp-shinned Hawk 144 861 6514 Cooper's Hawk 2 28 114 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 5 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 37166 Red-tailed Hawk 1 54 425 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 1 2 American Kestrel 4 125 2869 Merlin 0 7 71 Peregrine Falcon 0 27 107 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: 878 10716 61144 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Ronnie Goodhand Observers: Colin Horstead, Ernie Gribble Visitors: Thanks to Ronnie as counter...along with Colin and Ernie for sticking it out for today's count. Weather: The early morning rain let up by 9:00 am and the birds started moving. Winds were moderate to strong from the WNW and skies broke out fairly quickly in the morning. Temp started at 8C and reached a high of 10C. Raptor Observations: A typical mix of species for this timeframe with a total count of 878 of 8 different species. TVs (720) made up the bulk of today's flight...along with Sharpies (144) and small numbers of N. Harriers (5) and Kestrels (4)...a couple of Cooper's Hawks and singles of Bald Eagle, Red-shoulder (a nice low flying bird) and Redtail. Non-raptor Observations: No report submitted today. Predictions: Another windy day though with more sunshine than today. Unfortunately, winds are predicted to be strong from the SW and with the bulk of the Peregrines likely already gone through there's not many birds likely to be using the lift at the cliff...rather, this wind may just push whatever other species are on the move tomorrow further inland. ======================================================================== 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