Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 2 2 4 Bald Eagle 0 0 3 Northern Harrier 2 3 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 3 Cooper's Hawk 1 1 3 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 24 24 28 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 18 27 30 Merlin 1 2 2 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1 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 Total: 50 61 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Dave Brown, Dave Verkley Visitors: A good number throughout the day, including some first-timers. Weather: Temps from 14C to 19C; winds mild to moderate, mostly WNW. Clouds increased throughout the day. Raptor Observations: More birds are trickling in compared to last week, with Broad-winged Hawks leading the count. Local Bald Eagles were frequently visible and vocal, with 7 in the air on at least one occasion. Non-raptor Observations: Impressive species diversity today -- 71 were identified from the viewing platform, including 15 warblers, led by 14 Cape Mays. At least 194 Monarchs were tallied. Predictions: Moderate southerlies are predicted for most of Monday -- expect small numbers riding cliff updrafts. ======================================================================== 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