Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 3 236 17100 Osprey 0 1 68 Bald Eagle 2 76 270 Northern Harrier 2 55 652 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 68 3031 Cooper's Hawk 3 29 221 American Goshawk 0 2 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 44 194 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7118 Red-tailed Hawk 14 383 1354 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 13 Golden Eagle 3 39 106 American Kestrel 0 2 1215 Merlin 1 8 107 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: 31 947 31504 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Chris Burris Observers: Weather: Temos 1C-5C. Moderate WNW/NW winds. Mostly cloudy, but no precipitation. Raptor Observations: A modest flight, but three more Goldens. Long precipitation bands to the NE may have suppressed the flight somewhat. Non-raptor Observations: Most notable was the flock of 10 Sandhill Cranes to the north. eBird list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S284986437 Predictions: Weaker NW winds in the morning, switching to SW with some sun. Expect a few birds moving before noon if the wet clears out to the E. ======================================================================== 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.
