Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 2 2 Turkey Vulture 123 399 399 Osprey 1 38 38 Bald Eagle 15 131 131 Northern Harrier 51 347 347 Sharp-shinned Hawk 233 2462 2462 Cooper's Hawk 9 75 75 American Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 18 18479 18479 Red-tailed Hawk 18 162 162 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 271 1388 1388 Merlin 6 47 47 Peregrine Falcon 1 15 15 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: 747 23549 23549 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Dave Brown, Harold V., Tom Bolohan Visitors: Thanks to Dave B., Su R-R., Harold V. for spotting assistance. Many visitors came to the platform on this second day of "Hawk Cliff Weekend." Weather: Hardly any clouds. Moderate NNE winds. Temps 11C-24C. Raptor Observations: Fair numbers and variety given the spotting difficulty created by the absence of cloud. Most birds were quite high. Total birds for the day was 747 with a decent number of Sharpies (233), Am Kestrel (271) and N Harriers (51). One of the more interesting sightings today was a young Peregrine that actually took a dive at a Sharpie that was flying below it. It didn't actually hit the Sharpie but definitely got its attention. Non-raptor Observations: An assortment of passerines were observed from the platform. eBird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S397018554 Note: After more study, today's official counter is retracting yesterday's "presumed Townsend's Warbler" sighting. After additional study, the bird in question could not be safely differentiated from an infrequently encountered fall plumage of Blackburnian Warbler. Apologies for the false alarm. Predictions: N winds and more cloud may allow for better spotting, although the wind may die out by early afternoon. ======================================================================== 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