Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 2 Turkey Vulture 240 520 1191 Osprey 1 1 46 Bald Eagle 5 19 162 Northern Harrier 14 36 430 Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 112 2679 Cooper's Hawk 4 11 102 American Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18488 Red-tailed Hawk 1 16 195 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 58 1727 Merlin 1 4 57 Peregrine Falcon 2 16 42 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 284 793 25125 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Tom Bolohan Observers: Su Ross-Redmond Visitors: There were a handful of visitors today despite the tough start with the weather. Thanks to Tom B and Su for hanging in and getting a count done today. Weather: A wet start to the day as the cold front slid through southwestern Ontario and cleared to the E. It eventually dried out and some birds came through. Temps ranged from 7C to 20C and skies went from total overcast to pure blue skies by the end of the count period. Raptor Observations: A small flight today of 284 birds the bulk of which were TVs (240)... along with a single Osprey, Bald Eagles (5), N Harriers (14), Sharpies (13), Cooper's Hawks (3), a lone Redtail, Am Kestrels (3), one Merlin and a couple of Peregrines. Non-raptor Observations: None reported today. Predictions: Monday's forecast looks very good for hawk migration with a mix of sun and cloud, moderate to strong NW winds (especially aloft) and high updraft velocities. The only issue will be some wind shear which will lessen the buoyancy of thermal columns as the shear will try and pull them apart. With the passage of a pretty good cold front we're hoping this will get raptors moving southbound and perhaps we'll get a decent flight. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Dave Brown (ez.raptor1210@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