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Subject: HSR: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (08 Apr 2008) 1 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 9 Apr 2008 5:58am
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Kempton, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 08, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 3 3
Unknown Vulture 0 0 0
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Osprey 0 3 3
Bald Eagle 0 3 8
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 4 5
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 1
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 1
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 10 20
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 2 4
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 2 2
Total: 1 31 52
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Compiler: Laurie Goodrich
Counters: Dana Owen, Katy Andrews, Manuel Gonzalez, Rachael Taras
Weather:
cloudy, partly sunny later in day. winds changed direction from SE to NE
and eventually died out.
Raptor Observations:
Unidentified raptor was likely eagle due to size at distance seen. Several
other raptors were seen, including one RS and many RT, but were either
moving S or appeared local.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Laurie Goodrich (goodrich(AT)hawkmtn.org)
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Subject: HSR: Presque Isle (09 Apr 2008) 191 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 9 Apr 2008 1:54pm
Presque Isle
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 09, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 124 675 675
Osprey 10 21 21
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 3 19 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk 25 163 163
Cooper's Hawk 1 14 14
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 11 11
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 3 74 74
Rough-legged Hawk 2 8 8
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 23 111 111
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 3
Unknown Buteo 0 3 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Short-eared Owl 0 1 1
Total: 191 1105 1105
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 12:30:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Jerry McWilliams
Observers:
Visitors:
Joao Taveres
Weather:
Cloudy with a brief shower early with S to SW wind to 25 mph becoming WNW
at 1200 hrs. The temperature was about 50 to 55 F
Raptor Observations:
Movement was light and sporadic
Non-raptor Observations:
Very early in the season, was a male Indigo Bunting that passed overhead.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Jerry McWilliams (jerrymcw(AT)aol.com)
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Subject: HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (08 Apr 2008) 283 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 9 Apr 2008 3:08pm
Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 08, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 161 1583 4271
Osprey 2 4 4
Bald Eagle 0 5 39
Northern Harrier 4 30 55
Sharp-shinned Hawk 45 279 353
Cooper's Hawk 0 17 65
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 235 573
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 57 506 1613
Rough-legged Hawk 1 14 46
Golden Eagle 0 0 5
American Kestrel 8 15 30
Merlin 0 1 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo 1 7 14
Unknown Falcon 1 2 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 3 8
Total: 283 2703 7090
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Ian Richards
Observers:
Visitors:
About 15 visitors total, plus one school group of about 60 kids and
teachers/parents.
Weather:
Warm and mostly sunny for the day, with winds starting out from southwest,
but eventually veering around to the northeast.
Raptor Observations:
Excellent views of a dark morph Rough-legged Hawk. Observers helping with
the count included Colin Horstead, Phil Waggett, Peter Booker, George
Holland, Barry and Linda Cherriere, and Kevin McLaughlin.
Non-raptor Observations:
Two Sandhill Cranes migrated over separately. Both were heading west at
very high altitude.
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Report submitted by Mike Street (mikestreet1(AT)gmail.com)
Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON information may be found at:
http://www.hwcn.org/link/niaghawk/
Site Description:
Beamer Conservation Area is located on top of the Niagara Escarpment above
the town of Grimsby, Ontario. The site is 1km south of the south shore of
Lake Ontario, 20km east of Hamilton, 40km west of Niagara Falls.
Directions to site:
To get to Beamer CA, take the QEW to Exit 72, follow Christie St./Mountain
St. to the top of the escarpment, turn right on Ridge Road West, and go
1.6km to Quarry Rd. Turn right on Quarry Rd. and drive 100m to the
conservation area. Parking is normally available inside the park. If
parking at the entrance or on the roads, do NOT leave valuables in your
car.
Please note: Data in this report is not official until reviewed and finalized
after the end of the season. © 2008 Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch
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Subject: HSR: Braddock Bay (09 Apr 2008) 3850 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 9 Apr 2008 4:08pm
Braddock Bay
Hilton, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 09, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 1 2 2
Turkey Vulture 2116 8870 11397
Osprey 13 29 37
Bald Eagle 7 30 68
Northern Harrier 141 431 518
Sharp-shinned Hawk 613 1441 1526
Cooper's Hawk 67 261 365
Northern Goshawk 2 8 12
Red-shouldered Hawk 30 357 528
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 748 2664 3419
Rough-legged Hawk 33 218 329
Golden Eagle 3 11 21
American Kestrel 76 297 332
Merlin 0 2 7
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 8
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 3850 14626 18569
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: David Tetlow
Observers:
Visitors:
Mike Tetlow assisted with the count.
Weather:
Raptor Observations:
BV passed by at 4:00 est
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by David Tetlow (dktetlow(AT)rochester.rr.com)
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Subject: HSR: Bullhead Mountain (09 Apr 2008) 37 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 9 Apr 2008 5:47pm
Bullhead Mountain
Sparta, North Carolina, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 09, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 16
Turkey Vulture 26 41 301
Osprey 1 5 5
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 2 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 5
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 4 5 15
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 1 2
Merlin 1 1 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2
Unknown Buteo 1 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 1 5
Total: 37 59 360
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:15:00
Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter: James Douglas Keighton
Observers:
Weather:
Variable light but mostly easterly winds with almost totally cloudy sky
giving way to more sun late. Temperature into the 60's F. A hazy day with
low visibility.
Raptor Observations:
A Merlin shot through the gap at 12:05 and another Osprey came by in the
distance in the same hour. A scattering of migrants most every hour.
Non-raptor Observations:
2 Double-crested Cormorants passed through the gap at 10:20. Few other
birds on the ridge top besides the local redtails and vultures: only a
couple of Tree Swallows and the dependable Blue-headed Vireo. Two Tiger
Swallowtails along the ridge today.
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Report submitted by James Douglas Keighton (brbirders(AT)skybest.com)
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Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (09 Apr 2008) 1300 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 9 Apr 2008 5:58pm
Derby Hill Bird Observatory
Mexico, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 09, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 501 6105 8593
Osprey 9 44 48
Bald Eagle 2 26 70
Northern Harrier 29 178 253
Sharp-shinned Hawk 236 956 992
Cooper's Hawk 8 100 261
Northern Goshawk 0 2 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 9 193 452
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 454 2650 3722
Rough-legged Hawk 12 132 246
Golden Eagle 3 19 39
American Kestrel 36 144 193
Merlin 1 5 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo 0 0 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 1300 10556 14891
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Mike Slattery
Observers:
Weather:
Partly to mostly cloudy with predominately SE winds and temperatures of
11-20 C.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Prediction is for a post-cold front clean-up flight of raptors on Thursday
with west winds becoming west-northwest at 10 mph. Forecast is for clear
skies in the morning becoming cloudy with a high temperature of around 52
F.
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Report submitted by Mike Slattery (mike.slattery(AT)derbyhill.org)
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Subject: HSR: Sandy Hook Migration Watch (09 Apr 2008) Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 9 Apr 2008 6:53pm
Sandy Hook Migration Watch
Sandy Hook, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 09, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 4
Turkey Vulture 0 6 134
Osprey 0 0 19
Bald Eagle 0 0 1
Northern Harrier 0 3 20
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 9 26
Cooper's Hawk 0 5 34
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 21
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 2 16
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 2
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 17 126
Merlin 0 2 5
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 0 49 411
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: John van Dort
Observers:
Weather:
Overcast, low clouds getting lower becoming (sea) fog; light ESE wind; high
11 C
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Areas of morning fog and low clouds...then becoming partly sunny. Highs
near 65. West winds around 5 mph.
This forecast is not quite as good as what earlier was forecasted for
Thursday; just exactly how good or how bad it will be, depends on how long
the fog will hang around. But I'm willing to bet there will be some
passerines in overnight.
At the moment, the weekend forecast is starting to look better, with good
winds but also rain. Could go either way...
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Report submitted by John van Dort (john.vandort(AT)gmail.com)
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Subject: HSR: Fort Smallwood Park (08 Apr 2008) 7 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 9 Apr 2008 7:15pm
Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 08, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 58 373
TV 6 281 4668
OS 0 29 162
BE 0 0 22
NH 0 0 20
SS 1 41 207
CH 0 16 207
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 8 122
BW 0 0 0
RT 0 10 135
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 0 18 274
ML 0 2 3
PG 0 0 0
UA 0 1 8
UB 0 0 5
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 1
Total: 7 464 6207
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Observation start time: 10:30:00
Observation end time: 13:15:00
Total observation time: 2.75 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers:
Weather:
Overcast with fog; 45-49 degrees; poor visibility; winds easterly or
variable, 6-8 mph
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi (susiericc(AT)comcast.net)
Site Description:
Fort Smallwood Park is located on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay at
the mouth of the Patapsco River, 11 miles south of Baltimore, MD. Best
winds are from the southwest. The Park is closed to visitors on
Wednesdays.
Directions to site:
For directions and more info, go to
http://www.mdbirds.org/sites/mdsites/hawks/hawkwatch.html
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Subject: HSR: Fort Smallwood Park (09 Apr 2008) 37 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 9 Apr 2008 7:32pm
Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 09, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 0 58 373
TV 20 301 4688
OS 8 37 170
BE 0 0 22
NH 1 1 21
SS 1 42 208
CH 2 18 209
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 8 122
BW 0 0 0
RT 0 10 135
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 3 21 277
ML 2 4 5
PG 0 0 0
UA 0 1 8
UB 0 0 5
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 0 1
Total: 37 501 6244
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Observation start time: 10:30:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Dan Stewart, Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Dan Stewart
Weather:
Overcast with fog becoming partly cloudy; 46-60 degrees; poor visibility
becoming fair; winds calm becoming northeasterly, 0-8 mph
Raptor Observations:
Birds started flying before the fog lifted, maybe in a hurry after being
stalled by two days of bad weather.
Non-raptor Observations:
7 Greater Yellowlegs, 9 Common Loons, 5 Caspian Terns
========================================================================
Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi (susiericc(AT)comcast.net)
Site Description:
Fort Smallwood Park is located on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay at
the mouth of the Patapsco River, 11 miles south of Baltimore, MD. Best
winds are from the southwest. The Park is closed to visitors on
Wednesdays.
Directions to site:
For directions and more info, go to
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Subject: HSR: Wildcat Ridge (09 Apr 2008) 10 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 9 Apr 2008 8:20pm
Wildcat Ridge
Hibernia, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 09, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 3
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 0 2
Bald Eagle 0 0 6
Northern Harrier 1 1 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 6 30
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 10
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 5
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 6 8 33
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 1 1
Merlin 0 0 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 1 2
Total: 10 18 95
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 3.5 hours
Official Counter: Frank Budney
Observers:
Visitors:
visitors = 3 including Curly Jack
Weather:
Overcast top Blue Sky,Temperature Range: 48º to 56º,Wind: Light (0 to 5mph)
NE to SE,Visibility: 7 Miles
Raptor Observations:
Local TV (6 to 8) soaring low along ridge and over toward Tourne during my
stay. Local immature Red-tailed Hawks (4) practicing courting techniques
throughout the day between the Tourne to Marcella Ridge. Just before
leaving, a mature RT joined the group then headed NNE on a high glide.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Fred Vanderburgh (f.vanderburgh(AT)att.net)
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