Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 24, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 2858 12536 12987 Osprey 0 7 67 Bald Eagle 15 77 117 Northern Harrier 26 178 567 Sharp-shinned Hawk 83 933 2687 Cooper's Hawk 24 83 126 American Goshawk 3 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 19 54 57 Broad-winged Hawk 0 5 7114 Red-tailed Hawk 64 414 443 Rough-legged Hawk 3 3 4 Golden Eagle 14 40 40 American Kestrel 8 242 1209 Merlin 7 29 97 Peregrine Falcon 0 27 44 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: 3124 14631 25563 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Ken Wootton, Mac McAlpine Visitors: Thanks to Mac M. who kept track north of Dexter Line, and Ken M. and many visitors who helped with spotting at the main site. Weather: Variable clouds, moderate WNW winds, temps 5C-11C Raptor Observations: Fair numbers and some seasonal goodies, including 3 Rough-legs, another 14 Golden Eagles, and 3 Goshawks. The raptors were spread out from cliffside to well north of Dexter Line. Non-raptor Observations: At least one CAVE SWALLOW noted in a mixed flock. A couple of late Monarchs. eBird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281155993 Predictions: Modest (mostly) NW winds and variable clouds suggest that more birds will be moving. ======================================================================== 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