Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (15 Oct 2025) 1660 Raptors
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch
Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2025
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 1335 6923 7374
Osprey 1 7 67
Bald Eagle 7 52 92
Northern Harrier 25 121 510
Sharp-shinned Hawk 143 788 2542
Cooper's Hawk 14 56 99
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 15 28 31
Broad-winged Hawk 1 5 7114
Red-tailed Hawk 87 242 271
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 14 25 25
American Kestrel 15 231 1198
Merlin 3 20 88
Peregrine Falcon 0 27 44
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: 1660 8525 19457
Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Chris Burris
Observers: Kitty Bradshaw, Mac McAlpine, Tom Bolohan, Tom Stewart
Visitors:
Many visitors today -- thanks to all who helped with spotting, as many were
in the sky-high blue.
Weather:
Temps 10C to 17C. Complete cloud cover eventually completely dissipated.
Winds moderate N-ish throughout the day.
Raptor Observations:
In addition to late-ish singles of Osprey and Broad-winged Hawk, we logged
an impressive 14 Golden Eagles -- 11 in 40 minutes! All were subadult
birds.
Non-raptor Observations:
Tundara Swans noted overhead. eBird list here:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S279598801
Predictions:
Winds forecast for NE to NW throughout the day with little cloud. Raptors
should still be moving, but some will probably be hard to spot once again.
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Report submitted by Chris Burris (ravenrunninghome@gmail.com)
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at:
http://www.ezlink.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm
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