Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 2 2 Turkey Vulture 236 276 276 Osprey 2 37 37 Bald Eagle 10 116 116 Northern Harrier 34 296 296 Sharp-shinned Hawk 257 2229 2229 Cooper's Hawk 11 66 66 American Goshawk 1 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 16 18461 18461 Red-tailed Hawk 26 144 144 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 154 1117 1117 Merlin 5 41 41 Peregrine Falcon 1 14 14 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: 754 22802 22802 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Dave Brown, Tom Bolohan Visitors: Many visitors throughout the day on this first day of "Hawk Cliff Weekend." Thanks to all who offered their eyes and enthusiasm, especially as spotting became more challenging in the pure blue of mid-afternoon. For those of you who had questions, we hope we were able to answer them well enough. Weather: Temps from 11C to 22C. Winds moderate NNE/N. Variable cloud cover. Raptor Observations: Respectable numbers and surprising variety for the date: We recorded 13 of 15 of our regularly occurring raptors, including an EARLY young American Goshawk that was photographed and seen well by many. Non-raptor Observations: Good numbers of warblers were around. Most notable was a presumed TOWNSEND'S WARBLER in a tree near the platform at 835 EDT, seen by multiple experienced observers. Predictions: Mostly N winds, stronger than today, are forecast, which should bring some birds down. Spotting them will be the challenge if we face pure blue again. ======================================================================== 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