Today I visited Hawk’s Cliff — I love that possessive ‘s’ — the cliff really does belong to the birds.
Looking out over Lake Erie, the bluff stands several meters above the blue. It was a sunny, still day, and only two bald eagles were spotted; but on a day with the right kind of winds, hawks can be seen in large numbers.
On days like that, this lowly road allowance* is inundated with birders hoping to catch a glimpse of these majestic soarers.
If you’re ever in Elgin County, I definitely recommend this little treasure. Hawks or no hawks, it’s a lovely place for a picnic.
*The property belongs to the municipality, because it’s where a road would have gone, had it not dead-ended on the lake. The properties surrounding the road allowance are both privately owned, and therefore birders cannot use them for hawk watching.
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