Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 2 Turkey Vulture 0 32 703 Osprey 0 0 45 Bald Eagle 0 0 143 Northern Harrier 1 3 397 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 11 2578 Cooper's Hawk 0 3 94 American Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18488 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 179 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 10 12 1681 Merlin 1 2 55 Peregrine Falcon 1 14 40 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: 23 77 24409 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Su Ross-Redmond Observers: Michele Carnerie, Ronnie Goodhand Visitors: Thanks to Su, Ronnie and Michele for helping with a count today despite the not great weather. Weather: The day went pretty much as expected with rain early in the morning that eventually cleared to the east. However, the air was still "wet" feeling for a bit even after it cleared and this definitely limited the flight. Winds were light from the NW before switching around to the E in the last hour of the count. Pressure remained fairly steady through the day. Temps ranged from 12C to 17C. Raptor Observations: A small flight today with 23 raptors comprised of Sharpies (10) and Am Kestrels (10) along with singles of N Harrier, Merlin and Peregrine. Non-raptor Observations: None reported today. Predictions: The forecast is for light NE winds backing to E for the rest of the afternoon which isn't terrible. What's interesting is that the updraft forecast is quite good for Saturday all day with strong buoyancy and moderate updraft velocities between 100-120 m/min (300-400 ft/min). The only issue will be the pure blue skies which always makes it harder to spot the birds. ======================================================================== 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