Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 2 Turkey Vulture 32 32 703 Osprey 0 0 45 Bald Eagle 0 0 143 Northern Harrier 2 2 396 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 2568 Cooper's Hawk 3 3 94 American Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18488 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 179 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 2 1671 Merlin 1 1 54 Peregrine Falcon 13 13 39 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: 54 54 24386 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Ken Wootton, Mac McAlpine Visitors: A couple of visitors today. Thanks to Chris, Ken, Mac and Su for doing today's count... not many birds but at least quality birds! Weather: A bit of a rotten day to be honest with rain in the air to start and then clearing out a bit. Solid overcast for the day with temps starting at 18c and getting to a high of 22C. Pressure was fairly steady for the first part of the day before dropping as the afternoon wore on. Winds were moderate from the SSW to SW for the count period. Raptor Observations: Very few birds flying today with a total of 54 with the highlight being 13 Peregrines! A few other birds were in the air including N Harriers (2), a single Sharpie (you won't see THAT statement often!), Cooper's Hawks (3), Am Kestrel (2) and a lone Merlin. Non-raptor Observations: A few non-raptors were reported today including Killdeer (8), LEYE (7), GRYE (2) and NOPI (15). Predictions: Wet to start the day so the only way any flight will get going is if the front drags the rain with it quickly eastward and the air dries up a bit. Winds are forecast to be moderate from the NW which is favourable. ======================================================================== 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