Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 5 117 119 Osprey 6 103 118 Bald Eagle 1 94 94 Northern Harrier 6 397 430 Sharp-shinned Hawk 125 4764 4797 Cooper's Hawk 0 42 42 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 3 72192 72225 Red-tailed Hawk 0 21 24 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 47 2431 2529 Merlin 1 36 46 Peregrine Falcon 1 12 12 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 1 1 Total: 195 80210 80437 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Colin Horstead Observers: Jim Dunn, Keith Sealy Visitors: A few visitors today....Shay R. with a friend Paul...and Tom Stewart (London). Thanks to the diehards who were out to count today...Colin, Keith and Jim. Weather: With a low pressure system passing throught the Great Lakes region , the weather was again messy...cloud cover ranged from 30% to 100%....though we managed to dodge the rain for most of the day till the last hour of the count when it began to drizzle. Temp started at 18C and climbed to 23C. Winds were strong from NNE and then switched ENE, then to SE and finally to S. Raptor Observations: Not a bad flight for the kind of day it was...a total of 195....with Sharpies (125), Kestrels (47), TV's (5), Osprey (6), Bald Eagle (1), Harriers (6), BW's (3), Merlin (1) and 1 adult Peregrine that passed just beside the knoll and at treetop height. Non-raptor Observations: A flock of 300 Cormorants was spotted headed west towards Port Stanley. There were also 3 Chimney Swifts, a single adult Red-headed Woodpecker...with warblers including Magnolia, Ovenbird and many many Blackpolls. A couple of RT hummingbirds...and a lot of monarchs on the move. Predictions: Winds may not be the best unless they stay somewaht SW. At least there's supposed to be mostly sun and cloud and no rain. ======================================================================== 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