Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 03, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 2 Bald Eagle 0 0 3 Northern Harrier 1 1 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 2 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 2 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 9 9 12 Merlin 1 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 11 11 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Dave Brown Visitors: A few throughout the day. Weather: Temps from 19C-23C. Winds began weak SSE, shifting to moderate SSW. Cloud cover nearly absent throughout. Raptor Observations: In terms of countable raptors, we barely mustered double digits today. "Vocal local" (presumably) Bald Eagles were active in the updrafts along the cliff edge, however, with at least 7 individuals displaying all 5 years' plumage patterns showed up. Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptors were sparse as well, but we did spot an Olive-sided Flycatcher. Full eBird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S271341032 About 10 Monarchs noted, along with Mourning Cloak and Great Spangled Fritillary/ Predictions: Robust NW winds are forecast in the morning, but these will probably be accompanied by rain as a front moves through. Afternoon sun will be coupled by W to SW, so a minimal flight is expected. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Chris Burris (ravenrunninghome@gmail.com) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=392