Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 4 16413 16864 Osprey 0 7 67 Bald Eagle 6 154 194 Northern Harrier 2 208 597 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1209 2963 Cooper's Hawk 1 149 192 American Goshawk 0 5 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 147 150 Broad-winged Hawk 0 9 7118 Red-tailed Hawk 6 942 971 Rough-legged Hawk 0 9 10 Golden Eagle 0 67 67 American Kestrel 0 246 1213 Merlin 1 31 99 Peregrine Falcon 0 29 46 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: 22 19625 30557 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Dave Brown, Ken Wootton, Mac McAlpine, Tom Stewart Visitors: The number of people on the platform rivalled the number of raptors observed today. Weather: Overcast and humid early one with a few patches of sun later. Temps 5C-10C. Robust WNW/NW winds throughout the period. Raptor Observations: Eager observers were quite disappointed as a noteworthy flight simply failed to materialize. Non-raptor Observations: Fox Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, and Red-throated Loon were the highlights. eBird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282235818 Predictions: The forecast is for partly sunny skies and moderate winds beginning WNW and shifting towards NW as the day progresses. As the second day after the passing of the front, hopefully a better flight will result. ======================================================================== 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.
