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Birding Reports => Southern Ontario Reports => Topic started by: backyard birdin on September 18, 2009, 12:50:49 PM

Title: Hawk Cliff
Post by: backyard birdin on September 18, 2009, 12:50:49 PM

I was in Long Point at the cottage for the week and decided to visit hawk cliff on Sept 15.  Before we left i saw a Golden Eagle on the Beach, a first.  We stayed from 10-11:30 am.   It was crazy.  We  saw a peregrine, about 50-60 sharp shined, a bald eagle, 10 redtails and about 4500 broadwing hawks.  Yes 4500.  I checked the count on the website. We were standing right beside the counter who was very nice and helpful teaching us about hawks.   An awesome place to go.

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Post by: BIGFRANK on September 18, 2009, 07:13:01 PM

Great you had such a good day. The official counter was my "raptor mentor". I say he taught me everything I know,to which he jokes "but not everything I know!" The shear volume of birds is amazing there!
  How were the sightlines? I know Colin was worried the corn in the field would be very high and folks would have a hard time.

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Post by: Moira on September 19, 2009, 11:33:23 AM

Can someone tell me where Hawk Cliff is?  I'm looking for a side trip tomorrow. Thank you!

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Post by: thouc on September 19, 2009, 02:19:48 PM

Near Port Stanley, south of London

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 15&iwloc=A (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Hawks+Cliff+Rd,+central+elgin,+on&sll=42.666786,-81.159954&sspn=0.028653,0.055618&ie=UTF8&ll=42.670825,-81.169953&spn=0.014325,0.027809&z=15&iwloc=A)

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Post by: Moira on September 20, 2009, 08:04:37 AM

Thank you very much!