Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 162 328 779 Osprey 2 3 63 Bald Eagle 1 5 45 Northern Harrier 9 18 407 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 67 1821 Cooper's Hawk 2 5 48 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 4 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7109 Red-tailed Hawk 1 9 38 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 11 978 Merlin 0 0 68 Peregrine Falcon 4 4 21 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: 194 451 11383 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Ken Wootton Visitors: Thanks to Ken W. for spotting assistance. Sorry to the visitors who dropped in between Peregrine sightings. Weather: Wind increased from near nil to moderate SW. Temps 14C-24C. Cloud cover variable. Raptor Observations: Four more Peregrines, all riding the cliff updrafts, with modest showings of some of the other expected species. Non-raptor Observations: Most notable were three Eastern Meadowlarks in the field E of the platform. eBird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S277097920 A few more Monarchs (approx. 10) were noted. Predictions: Similar conditions suggest a flight similar to today's. ======================================================================== 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