Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 14, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 2 4 Turkey Vulture 1782 4098 4769 Osprey 0 2 47 Bald Eagle 7 29 172 Northern Harrier 18 162 556 Sharp-shinned Hawk 325 579 3146 Cooper's Hawk 19 43 134 American Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 11 11 13 Broad-winged Hawk 2 4 18492 Red-tailed Hawk 16 44 223 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 2 2 2 American Kestrel 152 328 1997 Merlin 6 26 79 Peregrine Falcon 1 107 133 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: 2341 5437 29769 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Ken Wootton, Kitty Bradshaw, Su Ross-Redmond Visitors: Quite a few who "get" the value of a good NW this time of year. Thanks especially to Kitty B., Su R-R., and Ken W. who assisted with spotting and tallying on a rather busy day. Weather: Fairly low overcast offered a bit of sun midday, then back to complete cloud cover. Temos 15C-18C. Moderate NW wind -- preferred for our site -- throughout. Raptor Observations: We had 12 species of raptors today, including double-digit Red-Shouldered-Hawks and the first two Golden Eagles of the season. The latter two were both young birds and approached rather low, allowing good looks -- a first for some. Non-raptor Observations: Most notable were four groups, totalling about 40, swallows that consistently flew a bit too far from the platform for positive ID, but they *looked good* for Cave. If any photos offer confirmatory evidence, I'll update. eBird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S402388490 Predictions: NE switching to E early, with some sun. The die off of a northerly component won't offer as good of a push toward the lake, so expect a lower count. ======================================================================== 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