Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 14, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 943 5588 6039 Osprey 0 6 66 Bald Eagle 5 45 85 Northern Harrier 14 96 485 Sharp-shinned Hawk 113 645 2399 Cooper's Hawk 8 42 85 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 13 16 Broad-winged Hawk 0 4 7113 Red-tailed Hawk 39 155 184 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1 Golden Eagle 0 11 11 American Kestrel 16 216 1183 Merlin 5 17 85 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: 1149 6865 17797 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Dave Brown, Mac McAlpine, Tom Bolohan, Tom Stewart Visitors: Thanks to Tom B., Dave B. Kitty B., Mac M., Tom S., and others who assisted with spotting. Weather: Variable clouds. Temps 9C-21C. Modest winds mostly NNW. Raptor Observations: A modest count given the nice wind and clouds. The day's highlight was Tom B.'s report of a what appeared to be a dark morph Harlan's Red-tailed. Non-raptor Observations: Good numbers of non-raptors in the morning. eBird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S279417241 Predictions: Second day with similar winds will hopefully translate to more birds. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Chris Burris ([email protected]) 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 -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
