Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 3 Turkey Vulture 537 1681 2352 Osprey 0 1 46 Bald Eagle 0 19 162 Northern Harrier 14 120 514 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 228 2795 Cooper's Hawk 1 18 109 American Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 18490 Red-tailed Hawk 1 26 205 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 148 1817 Merlin 1 10 63 Peregrine Falcon 57 74 100 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: 614 2328 26660 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Dave Brown Observers: Cary Graham, Chris Burris, Ken Wootton, Matt Oswald, Ronnie Goodhand, Su Ross-Redmond Visitors: A big thanks to the gang that was out there today helping spot these birds... Ken, Matt, Chris and D, Su, Ronnie and Cary. Weather: Fantastic winds from the SW... blowing strong and consistent right up the cliff for the entire count period (along with a whole lot of sand)! Initially the sky was completely overcast but this eventually cleared to mostly clear blue skies. Temps were quite comfortable starting at 15C and got to a high of 23C. The pressure was dropping throughout the day. Raptor Observations: Well there weren't a LOT of raptors flying today but the QUALITY was what we got... a total of 57 Peregrines cruised past which is now our 2nd highest 1-day count ever! (the highest is still 77 from Oct 07, 2017). There was a good mix of both adults and youngsters and the lighting was great for photos once the sun moved around to more behind us. At times the birds were being pushed in off the cliff edge and passed directly overhead at probably 30m. Awesome! Non-raptor Observations: Small numbers of non-raptors were in the air like Blue Jays and what looked like a flock of Am Pipits... and I had some Hermit Thrushes, GC and RC Kinglets and a White Breasted Nuthatch along the roadway. Predictions: Forecast is for straight W winds for Thursday which will definitely slow down any flight. Friday may be more promising but only if the wind stays more from the NW. The weather itself looks like sun and cloud for the next couple of days. ======================================================================== 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