Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 0 1
Turkey Vulture 36 477 22814
Osprey 0 3 68
Bald Eagle 10 42 449
Northern Harrier 2 12 673
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 29 3366
Cooper's Hawk 1 7 219
Northern Goshawk 0 0 14
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 15 822
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 23657
Red-tailed Hawk 35 323 3148
Rough-legged Hawk 0 4 7
Golden Eagle 0 19 78
American Kestrel 1 3 1205
Merlin 2 4 94
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 127
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 14
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3
Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Chris Burris
Observers:
Visitors:
Thanks to Chris B for doing a count today.
Weather:
Temps ranged from 0C to 5C. The wind was a moderate WNW (around 20km/h)
above ground. Near total cloud cover early gave way to a fair bit of sun
mid-day but the clouds thickened again near the end of the count period.
Raptor Observations:
A modest count with fair variety. Turkey Vultures and Red-tailed Hawks
jointly led the tally, but there was also a double-digit showing of Bald
Eagles.
Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptors included: Common Loon, Herring Gull, Tundra Swan, Canada Goose,
Mallard, American Black Duck, American Crow, Blue Jay, European Starling,
White-throated Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Flicker, Downy Woodpecker, Red-bellied
Woodpecker, Brown-headed Cowbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle,
American Robin, American Pipit, Horned Lark, Hermit Thrush, Eastern
Bluebird, Carolina Wren, Purple Finch, Yellow-rumped Warbler, American
Goldfinch, Pine Siskin, Northern Cardinal Eastern Towhee and â possibly a
new species for the Cliff? â a first-cycle Glaucous Gull (photographed)
inland, just north of Sharpie Alley.
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Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebrowns@ezlink.ca)
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