Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 7 233 17097 Osprey 0 1 68 Bald Eagle 7 74 268 Northern Harrier 5 53 650 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 66 3029 Cooper's Hawk 7 26 218 American Goshawk 2 2 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 43 193 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7118 Red-tailed Hawk 24 369 1340 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 13 Golden Eagle 2 36 103 American Kestrel 0 2 1215 Merlin 1 7 106 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 47 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: 63 916 31473 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Dave Brown, Tom Bolohan Visitors: Thanks to Dave B. and Tom B. for spotting assistance. Weather: Temps 4C-6C. Strong NW winds throughout. Skies were a mix of sun and snow/sleet squalls. Raptor Observations: A more-or-less steady trickle. Two more Golden Eagles and two more American Goshawks. Non-raptor Observations: Highlights included a tight flock of Evening Grosbeaks and three flocks of Tundra Swans. eBird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S284846912 Predictions: Robust NW winds are expected. If precipitation holds off, expected late-season raptors should be moving. ======================================================================== 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.
