Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 2 2 Turkey Vulture 0 629 629 Osprey 0 43 43 Bald Eagle 3 141 141 Northern Harrier 11 390 390 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 2566 2566 Cooper's Hawk 2 89 89 American Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 18488 18488 Red-tailed Hawk 0 179 179 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 21 1662 1662 Merlin 3 52 52 Peregrine Falcon 2 20 20 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 1 1 Total: 47 24265 24265 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Ken Wootton Observers: Su Ross-Redmond Visitors: Some visitors to the site today. Thanks to Ken and Su for getting a count done today. Weather: Winds were light from the N then backing around to NW then W and finally to WSW by noon. Lots of clear blue skies in the early part of the count with about 30% cloud cover building in. Temps started at 10C and got to a high of 22C. Raptor Observations: A slower day today with just 47 birds tallied with mostly falcons... including a nice look at one Peregrine just after 9:00 am bird time and another just before 2:00 pm bird time. Non-raptor Observations: None reported today. Predictions: The forecast for Wednesday is a mix of sun and cloud but the key is the moderate SW winds which MAY be enough to bring a few Peregrines along the cliff. Given the winds are forecast to be SW along the entire length of the Lake Erie shoreline this could be just what they're looking for to get a free ride westward. ======================================================================== 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