Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 3 Turkey Vulture 58 1739 2410 Osprey 0 1 46 Bald Eagle 0 19 162 Northern Harrier 0 120 514 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 231 2798 Cooper's Hawk 0 18 109 American Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 18490 Red-tailed Hawk 0 26 205 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5 153 1822 Merlin 2 12 65 Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 68 2396 26728 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 13:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 1 hours Official Counter: Su Ross-Redmond Observers: Visitors: Thanks to Su for doing a count today. Weather: Winds moderate from WNW with some clouds. Temp 19C. Raptor Observations: Just an hour covered today with a total of 68 birds. Non-raptor Observations: None reported today. Predictions: Saturday is not looking great for a flight with winds backing to SE which is the worst wind direction at the Hawk Cliff site as birds get pushed inland. ======================================================================== 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