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Subject: HSR: Bake Oven Knob (20 Sep 2008) 144 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 4:19pm
Bake Oven Knob
2 miles North of Germansville, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 4 67 124
Turkey Vulture 26 210 386
Osprey 4 207 271
Bald Eagle 0 65 132
Northern Harrier 0 18 25
Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 276 313
Cooper's Hawk 2 39 49
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 88 2780 2930
Red-tailed Hawk 5 22 67
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 0 45 73
Merlin 0 10 14
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 4
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 82 108
Total: 144 3825 4497
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: John Traynor
Observers: Ed Wanamaker, Nick Ernst
Visitors:
Karl Platzer, Atlantis Lacy
Bob & Joan Horn from Ithaca
Bill Millis (trail name: "Doc")
Matthew Cree (trail name: "Creeture")
Raleigh White, Pete Kalabisko
Ian Hunt, Cheryl Ream, Brock Smickley, Cathy Smickley, Allan Jennings,
Dave Levandusky
Mike Senn & Jennifer Bugnitzky
Weather:
Low lying fog on the North side most of the morning; clear skies with
temperatures in the 70's; E/NE winds 0-5mph.
Raptor Observations:
Osprey (No Fish): 0940, 1007, 1028, 1324
Non-raptor Observations:
Philadelphia Vireo, Black-throated green
Monarchs(15), Common Raven(2)
One UFO (probable weather balloon)
Predictions:
Sunny, moderate W/NW winds, temps in the 70's.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Bob Hoopes (rehoopes(AT)hotmail.com)
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Subject: HSR: Wildcat Ridge (20 Sep 2008) 36 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 5:26pm
Wildcat Ridge
Hibernia, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 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 0 0
Osprey 1 60 64
Bald Eagle 2 13 18
Northern Harrier 0 4 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 234 246
Cooper's Hawk 4 18 20
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 3
Broad-winged Hawk 8 3825 3834
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 11 11
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 3
Unknown Raptor 0 2 3
Total: 36 4170 4208
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Rick Sedivec
Observers: Chris, Nora, Fred, Tom, Howie, Rusty, Nancy, Kevin
Visitors:
Total= 44 Warm welcome to the Mountain Lakes High School Environmental Club
(Thanks for the Chocolate)
Weather:
Sunny with Temperature: 44.0 °F (6.7 °C) - 68.0 °F (20.0 °C) Wind Speed:
3.0mph (4.8km/h), Wind Direction: SE, Visibility: 20M (32K), Cloud Cover:
5%, Thermal Updraft Velocity: 400. Notes: Blue skies and colder temps.
Sunny blue skies throughout the day.
Raptor Observations:
Bald Eagles (Adult @ 11:30 EDST / 3rd year @ 13:10 EDST)
Migrants were high and traveling alone or in small groups.
Red-tail kettle of ten provided most of the action. Nine of ten red-tails
were juvenile. They were hunting, diving and pulling branches of the
trees. Two young birds were bold enough to attack the adult bald eagle.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Northern wind should bring more birds.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Rick Sedivec ()
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Subject: HSR: Picatinny Peak (20 Sep 2008) 33 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 4:26pm
Picatinny Peak
Rockaway Twp, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 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 10 10
Osprey 1 93 93
Bald Eagle 1 20 20
Northern Harrier 0 7 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 181 181
Cooper's Hawk 0 10 10
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 12 9612 9612
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 18 18
Merlin 0 3 3
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 5
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 20 20
Total: 33 9979 9979
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Reed Simovich
Observers: Susan Simovich
Visitors:
2
Weather:
few clouds until the end of the day and light, variable winds
Raptor Observations:
Bald Eagle adult 1015
Non-raptor Observations:
========================================================================
Report submitted by Reed Simovich (vzey121t(AT)bellatlantic.net)
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Subject: HSR: Harvey's Knob (20 Sep 2008) 167 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 6:06pm
Harvey's Knob
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 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 0 0
Osprey 1 85 94
Bald Eagle 5 40 47
Northern Harrier 3 17 18
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 69 93
Cooper's Hawk 4 22 27
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 6 6
Broad-winged Hawk 144 6078 6085
Red-tailed Hawk 2 21 35
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 19 23
Merlin 1 5 5
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 4
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 5
Total: 167 6373 6444
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Dillard Childress
Observers: Baron Gibson, Bill Adams, Bill James, Kathy Brett,
Katie James
Visitors:
Many and thanks for helping spot what hawks we had.
Weather:
Mostly cloudy until the 2-3 hors with West winds. Clouds broke and we
mainly had bright blue. Winds changed during the 4-5 hour to Easterly.
Cool temps until the clouds went away and then it was hot in the Sun, but
very nice in the shade.
Raptor Observations:
Adult BE 13:10, 15:50 EST
Imm. BE 2 of them together 16:05, 17:15
Slow day for the most part but we had a small push of BW's
during the 3-4hr (28) 4-5hr (47), the last 75 BW's came when the wind
changed to Easterly.
Only one Osprey.
Non-raptor Observations:
Barred Owl heard.
Red Headed Wood Pecker (1)
Great Crested Fly Catcher on East side.
Predictions:
Unsure as to what is still left in the pipe line!!!!!
========================================================================
Report submitted by Baron Gibson (Hawkwatcher(AT)netscape.com)
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Subject: HSR: Candler Mountain (20 Sep 2008) 3613 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 7:20pm
Candler Mountain
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 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 0 0
Osprey 2 22 22
Bald Eagle 0 4 4
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 21 21
Cooper's Hawk 2 2 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 3597 12054 12054
Red-tailed Hawk 1 5 5
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 8 8
Merlin 2 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 1 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 3613 12120 12120
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Gene Sattler
Observers:
Weather:
Good cloud cover of 50-85% almost all day until the last hour or so, winds
NNE-NE2,63-72 degrees F.
Raptor Observations:
We were graced by a third day of unusually high BW numbers for our lookout.
Hourly totals EST: 9:30(10), 10(132), 11(1606), 12(515), 1(450), 2(677),
3(185), 4(22). Like a significant part of yesterday's flight, kettles up
until the 12:00 hour were distant to the north over Lynchburg, and this was
verified by over 2000 seen by Mark Johnson in Amherst Co and around 800 or
so by Robert Ferrell in Lynchburg today. Likewise, yesterday John
Williamson in Bedford County reported over 5000; all locations east of the
Blue Ridge. After 12:00 thankfully kettles and streams I detected were
either closer on the north or on the south side of the ridge and also
closer. By early afternoon most birds'height was a 4 A merlin today was
nice as we get 0-2 during September counting. The flight was pretty strong
into the afternoon again as yesterday, so maybe there are a significant
number still pointed in our direction for tomorrow. Our daily Broadwing
counts the last three days have been our highest, fourth highest, and fifth
highest counts in our eleven year history.
Non-raptor Observations:
Monarch - 294
Dragonflies - 71
RT Hummer - 1
Blue Jays - 10
========================================================================
Report submitted by Gene Sattler (edsattle(AT)liberty.edu)
Site Description:
Candler Mountain is located on the southeast edge of Lynchburg, VA, in
Virginia's Inner Piedmont. It is 45 miles SSE of Rockfish Gap and 32 miles
E of Harvey's Knob. The primary site is a bare knob known locally as the
"Bald Spot". It is part of a minor ridge that parallels the Blue Ridge
Parkway, which is 16 miles to the NW. The bare knob offers a 360 degree
view from an elevation of 1336 feet. The Candler Mountain count is in its
twelfth year, and is sponsored by the Liberty University Department of
Biology and the Lynchburg Bird Club. The count is currently conducted only
from early September to the end of the month because of a shortage of
counters.
For directions to the lookout visit "virtual birder.com" and take the
"Backgrounder" link. Next choose "Hawk Watch", then "Find A Watch", and
scroll down to Virginia, or contact me.
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Subject: HSR: Mahogany Rock (20 Sep 2008) 1245 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 5:59pm
Mahogany Rock
Sparta, North Carolina, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 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 0 0
Osprey 2 31 33
Bald Eagle 3 13 14
Northern Harrier 0 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 26 30
Cooper's Hawk 0 7 7
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 1233 4301 4306
Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 5
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 8 8
Merlin 0 4 4
Peregrine Falcon 1 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 1 3 4
Unknown Buteo 0 3 4
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 3 3
Total: 1245 4412 4427
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: James Douglas Keighton
Observers: Alice Keighton, Bill Dunson, Bob Locke, Bob Perkins,
Clarence Mattocks, James Coman, III,
Scott Jackson-Ricketts, Wallace Sills
Visitors:
39 visitors including Blue Ridge Birders, High Country Audubon, Stan Bently
and Bob Locke.
Weather:
Light wind, mostly north or northwest until 12 EST, then mostly south for
the rest of the day. Cloud cover dropping from 50-70% before 1 EST to 5-20%
for the rest of the day as visibility improved from less then 10 km to more
than 45 km by midday.
Raptor Observations:
Kettles of broadwings of 951, 23, and 67 in the 11-12 hour EST; 27 in the
12-1 hour; 130 in the 1-2 hour; and 8 in the 3-4 hour. 1 subadult Bald
Eagle in the 10-11 hour, 1 adult in the 11-12 hour, and 1 subadult in the
4-5 hour.
Non-raptor Observations:
35+ Monarch Butterflies migrating today. Chimney Swifts still in the air.
========================================================================
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Subject: HSR: Caesars Head Hawk Watch (20 Sep 2008) 3706 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 6:03pm
Caesars Head Hawk Watch
Caesars Head, South Carolina, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 15 15
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 8 16 16
Bald Eagle 1 5 5
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 12 12
Cooper's Hawk 1 4 4
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 3683 5236 5236
Red-tailed Hawk 2 4 4
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 1 1 1
American Kestrel 2 6 6
Merlin 1 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 3 7 7
Total: 3706 5312 5312
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Elizabeth Galloway, Jeff Catlin
Observers: Elizabeth Galloway, Hilda Reese, Jane Kramer, Mitchell Rice,
Tami King, Terry Dockery, Tom Harper
Visitors:
Too numerous to count.
Weather:
Mostly cloudy and cool
Raptor Observations:
Few migrants before 1 p.m. Almost 3700 after 1 p.m.
1 kettle 982, 1 at 602, 2 at nearly 500 and 1 at 376 birds.
Non-raptor Observations:
RHWP 2 - total -12
Predictions:
same for weather and birds maybe.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Jeff Catlin (shieffcat(AT)bellsouth.net)
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Subject: HSR: Muskegon (20 Sep 2008) 8 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 8:54pm
Muskegon
Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 10 10
Osprey 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 4 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 154 154
Cooper's Hawk 0 5 5
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1 56 56
Red-tailed Hawk 0 34 34
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 20 20
Merlin 2 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 4 4
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 3
Total: 8 295 295
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 10:00:00
Total observation time: 2.5 hours
Official Counter: Carolyn Weng
Observers:
Weather:
Light, but extensive cloud cover.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Cold front coming through later today.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Ric Pedler (rpedler(AT)tm.net)
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Subject: HSR: Washington Monument State Park (20 Sep 2008) 738
Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 9:41pm
Washington Monument State Park
Boonsboro, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 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 0 0
Osprey 7 76 79
Bald Eagle 3 35 35
Northern Harrier 1 14 14
Sharp-shinned Hawk 39 192 199
Cooper's Hawk 10 25 27
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 668 2943 2965
Red-tailed Hawk 4 25 33
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 3 20 21
Merlin 0 12 12
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 4
Unknown Accipiter 0 5 5
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 2 12 12
Total: 738 3369 3412
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Paul Newton
Observers: Dave Weezner, Don Sweig, Nolan Britt, Paul Newton
Visitors:
Dave Weesner - 8:15 to 11:25 am.
Andy & Judy Higgs - 8:00 am to 2:35 pm.
Nolan Britt - 9:00 am - 5:30 pm.
Fred Houdeshell - 9:00 - 10:45 am.
Tom Reese - 10:00 - 11:50 am.
Don Sweig - 9:00 am - 1:50 pm.
Jim Speicher - 2:40 - 3:45 pm.
Rick Sussman - 10:45 am - 4:25 pm.
Johnathan Barnes & Carlene - 3:00 - 3:50 pm.
Paul Newton - 10:45 am - 5:30 pm.
Weather:
Wind = E to WNW @ 1. Temp = 16 to 19C. Humidity = 56%. BP - 30.34. Cloud
Cover = 25 to 95%. Visibility = 60 to 15K w/haze.
Raptor Observations:
BE - 1 Immature between 10:00 & 11:00 am.
BE - 1 Adult @ 1:15 pm.
BE - 1 Adult @ 3:44 pm.
Non-raptor Observations:
Black Throated Green Warblers - 3, Black Throated Blue Warbler - 1,
American Redstart -1, Black & White Warbler - 1, Chestnut Sided Warbler -
1, Scarlet Tanager - 2, Eastern Wood Peewee - 1, Tree Swallows - many,
Chimney Swifts - many, American Goldfinch - 1, Turkey Vultures - 8, Red
Bellied Woodpecker - 1, Pileated Woodpecker - 1, Northern Flicker - 1,
Magnolia Warbler - 1, Ruby Throated Hummingbird - 2, Nighthawk - 2, Cedar
Waxwings - 85.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Paul Newton (newtjp(AT)yahoo.com)
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Subject: HSR: Mount Peter (20 Sep 2008) 309 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 5:44pm
Mount Peter
Warwick, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 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 1 1
Osprey 3 71 71
Bald Eagle 1 27 27
Northern Harrier 1 8 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 179 179
Cooper's Hawk 0 12 12
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 287 10505 10505
Red-tailed Hawk 0 5 5
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 2 32 32
Merlin 0 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 7 7
Total: 309 10858 10858
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Denise Farrell
Observers: Judith C. Cinquina, Rick Hansen, Rob Stone
Visitors:
Judy Cinquina, Rick Hansen, Rob Stone, Stiles Thomas, Charles Mayhood, and
members of the Fyke Nature Assoc.
Weather:
Light winds that shifted from the NNW to the E from 10a.m.-1p.m. then
returned to W. Temperatures ranged from 10 -23 C. Few clouds and good
visibility.
Raptor Observations:
Most of the raptors were high and difficult to find. The only large
kettles went through between 12p.m. and 1 EST when 234 were tallied. The
Bald Eagle was a 3-4 yr. old and went due S around 10:45 a.m.
Non-raptor Observations:
14 Monarchs, 1 Black-thraoted Green, 1 Empi flycatcher (probably a Willow).
========================================================================
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Subject: HSR: Muskegon (17 Sep 2008) 11 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 8:41pm
Muskegon
Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 2 2
Osprey 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 2 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 17 17
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 3 9 9
Red-tailed Hawk 2 18 18
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 6 6
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 1 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 1 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 11 59 59
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Observation start time: 12:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 2 hours
Official Counter: Carolyn Weng
Observers:
Weather:
Raptor Observations:
In the nearly clear sky, most birds went over high.
Non-raptor Observations:
========================================================================
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Subject: HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (20 Sep 2008) 200 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 5:33pm
DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 1 243 243
Osprey 2 89 89
Bald Eagle 3 46 46
Northern Harrier 1 46 46
Sharp-shinned Hawk 178 1276 1276
Cooper's Hawk 2 64 64
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 0 34007 34007
Red-tailed Hawk 0 69 69
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 11 133 133
Merlin 0 7 7
Peregrine Falcon 2 4 4
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: 200 35986 35986
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Calvin Brennan
Observers: Bob Ake, Charlene Brennan, Chuck Owens, Jeff Loughman,
Jeff Schultz
Visitors:
Hard to tally the total number of folks at the watch today with people
coming and going but 75+ were there at any given time from mid morning
onward.
Weather:
Sunshine prevailed throughout the day today with a fair amount of high
cloud cover. Winds were non-existent for much of the early part of the day,
becoming light and variable then light to moderate southeast by late
morning.
Raptor Observations:
Movement overall was quite stagnant today, quite expected given the
conditions, with little in the way of variety, perhaps a bit disappointing
for those gathered for our annual Hawkfest. Sharpies were the only species
that flew in any sort of numbers moving in a consistent pace throughout the
day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Warblers continued to keep people entertained today highlighted by several
Parulas that were in attendence along with the usual Cape Mays, Blackpolls
and such. A Sora was seen early in the day from the Cherry Island trail
bridge in the usual spot that has produced sightings in the past.
========================================================================
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Subject: HSR: Veracruz River of Raptors, MX (19 Sep 2008) 144661
Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 9:21am
Veracruz River of Raptors, MX
Chichicaxtle and Cardel, Veracruz, Mexico
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Turkey Vulture 1531 1543 1544
Osprey 153 848 867
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 64 361
White-tailed Kite 0 0 0
Mississippi Kite 3499 144340 210403
Hook-billed Kite 0 1 3
Plumbeous Kite 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 4 11 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 5 5
Cooper's Hawk 4 10 10
Gray Hawk 1 16 19
Common Black Hawk 0 0 0
Harris's Hawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 139381 145927 145927
Swainson's Hawk 3 4 4
Zone-tailed Hawk 37 82 89
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Roadside Hawk 0 0 0
American Kestrel 25 56 57
Merlin 4 13 13
Peregrine Falcon 15 73 74
Unknown Accipiter 1 1 1
Unknown Buteo 1 105 105
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 144661 293101 359495
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Citlali Morales
Observers: Alfredo Beltran, Irving Chavez, John van Dort, Roberto
Weather:
Cold front! light NW winds, partly cloudy
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
American White Pelican 144; Anhinga 3,593; Great Blue Heron 1; Great Egret
1; White Ibis 300; White-faced Ibis 43; Wood Stork 286; Eastern Kingbird 9;
Baltimore Oriole 5
========================================================================
Report submitted by Eduardo Martinez (vrrmonitoreo(AT)pronaturaveracruz.org)
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Subject: HSR: Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch (20 Sep 2008) 3486 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 8:13pm
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 13 90 106
Bald Eagle 2 19 29
Northern Harrier 5 14 16
Sharp-shinned Hawk 52 190 208
Cooper's Hawk 10 31 35
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 3396 12930 13173
Red-tailed Hawk 6 17 17
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 2 60 64
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 5
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 3
Mississippi Kite 0 1 1
Total: 3486 13365 13663
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 18:15:00
Total observation time: 11.25 hours
Official Counter: Multiple Counters
Observers: Brenda Tekin, Rose Thomas, Vic Laubach
Visitors:
Many, in excess of 35 throughout the day included Dave Hunter, Gordy
Adamski and daughter, Barb,; Wade Hildredth, Harold Dunning, Bill, Tyler
Turbin and group from Richmond Audubon, group from Virginia Living Musuem,
Nancy & George, Sarah Splaun, Marlene Condon, Robt Butler, Allen Larner and
Janice Frye, Ed and Donna Lewis, Elmer and Jennifer Gaden, Lois Gebhardt,
Mike and Evelyn Shank, and many, many others.
Weather:
Heavy dark cloud cover for most of the morning extending up and down the
ridge with pockets of blue and sunshine and brighter skies to the east and
west. A low heavy haze over much of the valley early morning made it near
next impossible to locate the distant morning flight of Broadwing. Cloud
cover gradually diminished by mid afternoon. A bit chilly, especially when
sitting in the shade with low of 15c increase to 21.5c.
Humidity: 61<49>69%;
Bar.Pressure: holding steady at 1021;
Raptor Observations:
At the end of yesterday’s late afternoon Broadwing flight, a kettle was
observed disbanding and dropping down to the trees to our north. Counters
were on hand by 7 a.m. EST hopeful to catch an early morning liftoff.
There was just the hint of a westerly breeze at times shifting from the NE
and a thick haze hung in the air. The first hour was null and void of
migrating raptors. The counters and visitors trickling in that first hour
spent time watching several species of warblers and other migrating
passerines as they flitted about the hillside vegetation.
It would be another hour before the first Broadwings of the day were
spotted, And then the gates opened up and it was pretty much a continual
flow of kettling and streaming BW out over the western valley. Hundreds
upon hundreds were seen rising up out of the trees, circling and climbing
higher forming tall swirling columns with birds eventually streaming out
onto to form more kettles as they drifted SW. It was difficult at best in
keeping the birds in view using spotting scopes as they would flicker in
and out and altogether disappear in the thick haze. Two counters
positioned with spotting scopes and clickers counted off over 1300 BW. By
9 a.m. EST, over 35 observers were on hand to see over 900 more before
things slowed down for the next several hour, at times trickling in one at
a time. By late afternoon, after strained eyes were screaming for relief,
small groups were emerging out of the clouds, some slowing down to kettle
before streaming across the gap and overhead. A few kettles contained over
50 birds, swirling higher and higher, slowly drifting SW out over
Waynesboro to the NNW. By 5:15 EST the last group of birds swirled over
the western slope with the bulk of the birds turning east and dropping down
into the trees, joining the earlier group of birds.
Today’s flight of BW: 1361(8-9); 967(9-10); 52(10-11); 113(11-12);
26(12-1pm); 113(1-2); 20(2-3); 512(3-4); 221(4-5); 11(5-5:15)
BAEA: adult at 3:29 and a 3rd year at 4:15 p.m.
Non-raptor Observations:
Black-throated Green Warbler (quite a few, including 4 in same bush);
Prairie Warbler, Mourning Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, American Redstart,
American Redstart, Scarlet Tanager (female); Indigo Bunting (several);
hummingbird: 1
Red-headed Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Predictions:
sunny and a bit warmer
========================================================================
Report submitted by Brenda Tekin (bt8x(AT)virginia.edu)
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Subject: HSR: Illinois Beach State Park (20 Sep 2008) 42 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 5:28pm
Illinois Beach State Park
Zion, Illinois, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Turkey Vulture 3 6 6
Osprey 6 44 45
Bald Eagle 0 11 11
Northern Harrier 0 3 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 53 54
Cooper's Hawk 4 29 30
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1 11 12
Red-tailed Hawk 8 44 45
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 7 9
Merlin 3 22 22
Peregrine Falcon 0 16 16
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 1 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 5 5
Swainson's Hawk 1 1 1
Total: 42 254 261
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Steve Huggins, Vic Berardi
Observers: Chris Whittier, Janice Sweet, Ruth Krevitt, Steve Huggins,
Vic Berardi
Visitors:
Brian Whittier, Will Sweet, Dan and Gail Croft, Jennifer Templeton and Jim
Mountjoy.
Weather:
Light westerly winds mostly from the WNW in the morning. At midday a lake
breeze took effect and winds changed to the SE. Skies were partly cloudy
with sun throughout the day. At times you could see the effect in cloud
formation and movement of the westerly flow countered by the lake breeze.
High temp for the day was 76F.
Raptor Observations:
Our 1st Swainson's Hawk of the season! A juvenile that flew directly
overhead. Other raptors of note were the two unidentified raptors we saw.
Both had pointed wings and modified to high dihedrals. They could have
been Swainson's Hawks too but their distance was too great to make the
call.
Non-raptor Observations:
155 Cedar waxwings, 59 Common night hawks, a Semi-palmated Plover,
Ruby-throated hummingbird, and a loon of undermined species.
1 red, 1 blue-green & 4 silver balloons
Predictions:
Winds on Sunday turn to the NE and on Monday E to ESE.
There are no significant cold fronts in the near future. Ughhhh!
========================================================================
Report submitted by Vic Berardi (VBirdman(AT)aol.com)
Site Description:
The Illinois Beach State Park Hawk Watch is located in the northeastern
corner of the state in Lake County, IL on the shoreline of Lake Michigan.
Our hawk watch is an all volunteer effort.
Directions to site:
Take I-94 to Route 173, exit and head east to Sheridan Road (approx 8
miles). Go north on Sheridan Road to 17th Street and then go east. Take
the park road into the park and turn right at the sign for the Sand Prairie
Day Use Area. The count site is located at the first pavilion on the
right.
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Subject: HSR: Raccoon Ridge (20 Sep 2008) 340 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 9:19pm
Raccoon Ridge
Blairstown, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 5 115 122
Bald Eagle 1 46 62
Northern Harrier 0 12 16
Sharp-shinned Hawk 22 187 190
Cooper's Hawk 3 21 24
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3
Broad-winged Hawk 302 1662 1678
Red-tailed Hawk 2 18 20
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 3 54 57
Merlin 0 13 13
Peregrine Falcon 1 5 5
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 12 12
Swallow-tailed Kite 0 1 1
Total: 340 2151 2205
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 19:00:00
Total observation time: 11 hours
Official Counter: Brian Hardiman
Observers: Jim Thomson, Maura Griffin, Patrick Fellion, Steve Bagen
Visitors:
Additional observers: Scott Wood, Dave Cory, Denise Asbjorn & Kyle with
Buddy & Noelle.
Michael & Justin; Drew University group; Appalachian Trail hikers with
Alibaba the Goat (yes, a goat...and it was carrying its own pack). Hikers
- 16.
Weather:
cloud cover 0% - 60%, wind SE 0-5, hi temp 70 deg F.
Raptor Observations:
PG @ 11:15.
BE - im @ 1:15.
Non-raptor Observations:
Monarchs - 47.
Raven.
TVs.
BV - 3.
Red-br Nuthatch - 2.
DC Cormorant - 1.
American Lady - 1.
Palm Warbler - 2.
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Subject: HSR: Stone Mt., Pa. (20 Sep 2008) 75 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 2:31pm
Stone Mt., Pa.
Allensville, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV 0 0 0
TV 0 0 0
OS 3 45 45
BE 2 23 23
NH 1 3 3
SS 11 77 77
CH 3 20 20
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 2 2
BW 45 1788 1788
RT 4 21 21
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 3 10 10
ML 0 4 4
PG 0 0 0
UA 0 0 0
UB 0 0 0
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 3 7 7
Total: 75 2000 2000
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Don Bryant
Observers: Don Bryant
Weather:
Hazy with high clouds and not much wind
Raptor Observations:
Juv BE: 10:54
Ad BE 12:50
Non-raptor Observations:
2 loons, BVs and TVs seen, not counted
========================================================================
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Subject: HSR: Blue Mountain Rt. 183 (20 Sep 2008) 663 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 2:29pm
Blue Mountain Rt. 183
Strausstown, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 7 14
Turkey Vulture 7 31 31
Osprey 4 19 29
Bald Eagle 3 5 12
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 57 69
Cooper's Hawk 3 9 12
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 2
Broad-winged Hawk 621 867 903
Red-tailed Hawk 4 14 26
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 2 16
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 1 3 4
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 5 10
Total: 663 1021 1129
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Scott Fisher
Observers:
Visitors:
Chuck Hogan
Weather:
Maximum Visibility: 10 to 18 miles Air Temperature: 51 degrees to 64
degrees Wind Speed: 0 to 4 mph Wind Direction: N to NE to S Cloud Cover:
25% to 75%
Raptor Observations:
Bald Eagle Adult - 11:23 AM
Bald Eagle Imm - 11:34AM
Bald Eagle Imm - 14:10PM
Peregrine Falcon Adult - 12:12 PM
Non-raptor Observations:
114 Monarch Butterflies
2 Raven
Bluejay
Cardinal
Towhee
Catbird
Goldfinch
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-shafted Flicker
Tree Swallows
Starlings
Crows
========================================================================
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Subject: HSR: Blueberry Hill (20 Sep 2008) 51 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 2:40pm
Blueberry Hill
Granville, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 90 91
Bald Eagle 1 27 31
Northern Harrier 1 9 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 163 165
Cooper's Hawk 0 21 21
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 20 5751 5752
Red-tailed Hawk 0 9 9
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 15 85 87
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Merlin 0 7 8
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Vulture 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 5
Total: 51 6171 6182
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Observation start time: 07:15:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official Counter: John Weeks
Observers: Allen Bird Club, Hoffmann Bird Club, John Weeks
Visitors:
/Observers: Lois & Al Richardson, Andrew Magee, Bob Crowell, Brian
Faggioni, Byard Miller, Chris Chinni, Chris Ellison, Colette Potter, Dick
Kovalsky, Dietrich Schlobohm, Gael Hurley, Gary Soucie, Janice Zepko, Kathy
& Myles Conway, Marina Brodskaya, Mona Cavallero, Noreen Mole, Paul
Desjardins, Paul Rubino, Seth Kellogg, Tom Begley, Tom Collins, Tony Zepko
et al. My apologies to those whose names I didn't get.
Weather:
Squint-making hazy blue skies. Light and variable (but southerly) winds.
Temperature 11-22 C.
Raptor Observations:
Few and hard to see. The highlight was a Kestrel stooping on a Monarch
butterfly.
Non-raptor Observations:
Ruffed Grouse, Woodcock, Yellow-throated & Blue-headed Vireos, Savannah
Sparrows (3), Lincoln's Sparrow. Warblers: Northern Parula (3), Magnolia
(2), BT Blue (f), BT Green (4), Blackburnian, Pine (9), Palm, Blackpoll.
Monarchs: 8. Mourning Cloak. Praying Mantis.
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Subject: HSR: Militia Hill (19 Sep 2008) 76 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 6:37am
Militia Hill
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 15 121 121
Bald Eagle 2 46 46
Northern Harrier 1 13 13
Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 130 130
Cooper's Hawk 1 16 16
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 17 8463 8463
Red-tailed Hawk 0 7 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 12 57 57
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 2 3 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 5 9 9
Total: 76 8870 8870
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Andrew Fayer
Observers: Anita Beaumont, Bert Filemyr
Weather:
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
========================================================================
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Subject: HSR: Cape May (20 Sep 2008) 249 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 3:42pm
Cape May
Cape May Point, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 12 12
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 11 263 263
Bald Eagle 6 99 99
Northern Harrier 2 82 82
Sharp-shinned Hawk 99 1045 1045
Cooper's Hawk 40 441 441
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 1 32 32
Red-tailed Hawk 3 54 54
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 47 970 970
Merlin 36 340 340
Peregrine Falcon 4 90 90
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 249 3433 3433
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10.5 hours
Official Counter: Seth Cutright
Observers:
Weather:
It was partly to mostly cloudy all day long. It was around 40% early, and
then it changed to 90% later. At the end of the day it was back to 40%.
Visibility was good for the day.
Raptor Observations:
It was about the same as the day before. Less numbers, but birds moved
early then slowed up later. High count was with Sharp-shinned Hawks at 99
for the day. Cooper's Hawks and American Kestrels also made up most of the
count.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
Sounds like it might change from North-East winds overnight to
West-North-West for the next day. So it could be really good.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Seth Cutwright (seth.cutright(AT)gmail.com)
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Subject: HSR: Mount Watatic (20 Sep 2008) 43 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 4:11pm
Mount Watatic
Ashburnham, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 2 2
Osprey 2 109 109
Bald Eagle 2 17 17
Northern Harrier 0 12 12
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 189 189
Cooper's Hawk 5 17 17
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 12 6684 6684
Red-tailed Hawk 0 6 6
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 9 54 54
Merlin 2 22 22
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 2
Total: 43 7117 7117
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Tom McCullough
Observers: Christian Gras, Joyce Grohoski, Norbert Grohoski,
Paul Pinault, Shawn Carey
Visitors:
Gail and Jerry Coffee, Joyce and Norbery Grohlski, Shawn Carey, Christain
Gras and Paul Pinault and a few folks I failed to get their names and day
hikers.
Weather:
12C start to 22C, light SW wind, a pleasant day on the hill weather wise.
Raptor Observations:
Slow day, but some nice looks at many bird including an immature Peregrine
chasing a Raven. A late day Merlin was playing catch with a Monarch
Butterfly.
Non-raptor Observations:
Up to 18 Ravens overhead in a kettle and keeping us "on our toes" most of
the day. First American Pipit of the fall. A spider that had captured and
was eating a dragonfly (yes it was that slow)!
Predictions:
Better?
========================================================================
Report submitted by Tom Pirro (alurap(AT)verizon.net)
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Subject: HSR: Tuscarora Summit (19 Sep 2008) 213 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 8:00am
Tuscarora Summit
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 7 65 65
Bald Eagle 6 26 26
Northern Harrier 1 4 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 93 93
Cooper's Hawk 0 4 4
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 7 7
Broad-winged Hawk 172 1288 1288
Red-tailed Hawk 0 6 6
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 3 8 8
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 8 8
Total: 213 1513 1513
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Dale L. Gearhart
Observers: Carl Garner, Dale L. Gearhart, Mike O'Brien
Weather:
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
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Subject: HSR: Kiptopeke Hawkwatch (16 Sep 2008) 183 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 7:57pm
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 64 548 578
Bald Eagle 6 31 32
Northern Harrier 6 35 40
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 41 41
Cooper's Hawk 8 105 107
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 24 25
Red-tailed Hawk 1 16 17
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 67 347 360
Merlin 20 68 70
Peregrine Falcon 1 15 16
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 2 2
Total: 183 1234 1290
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Aaron Bevill
Observers:
Visitors:
James and Mary Wilmas
Weather:
Dreary day. Had two hours off because of rain. Interesting cloud display;
low cumulus moving quickly under a static cover of nimbus
Raptor Observations:
1-2: BEs 2nd year
2-3: BEs Adult
Non-raptor Observations:
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Subject: HSR: Scott's Mountain (20 Sep 2008) 223 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 6:43pm
Scott's Mountain
MCR Harmony Twp., New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 5 90 90
Bald Eagle 1 60 60
Northern Harrier 1 17 17
Sharp-shinned Hawk 32 303 303
Cooper's Hawk 2 28 28
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 12 12
Broad-winged Hawk 176 11875 11875
Red-tailed Hawk 1 14 14
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 39 39
Merlin 1 10 10
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 1 4 4
Unknown Buteo 0 3 3
Unknown Falcon 1 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 33 33
Total: 223 12489 12489
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Paul Murray
Observers: Dave Dean, Henry F. Kielblock, Kurt Zimmerman,
Matt Domanski
Visitors:
Observers Bob Claussen, Tom Vouglas, and Eileen Page. Gail Domanski, Sue
Richart, Sam Skinner and a Monmoth County Paks group, Doug Burton, Pete and
Tara, and Andrew.
Weather:
NE wind 0-5 MPH., clouds=5-30%., Temp.= 60-67F.
Raptor Observations:
A fast week slowed with today's plebeian flight.
Non-raptor Observations:
6 Ravens spotted by Dave Dean. Magnolia, Black-Throated Blue and Common
Yellowthroat. Ruby-Crowned Kinglets.
120+ Lesser Black-Backed Gulls on res. this afternoon.
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Subject: HSR: Hook Mountain (20 Sep 2008) 66 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 9:37pm
Hook Mountain
Rockland Lake, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV 0 0 0
TV 0 0 0
OS 4 93 102
BE 0 18 18
NH 2 26 31
SS 34 462 467
CH 8 29 31
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 4 7
BW 16 2149 2153
RT 0 1 1
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 1 1
AK 2 37 44
ML 0 13 15
PG 0 3 3
UA 0 0 0
UB 0 0 0
UF 0 0 0
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 1 1
SK 0 1 1
Total: 66 2838 2875
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Danielle Gustafson
Observers: Brad Klein, Hugh Martin
Visitors:
Rockland Audubon Society
Weather:
light variable winds, good visibility, 5 % cloud cover
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
16 monarchs
Predictions:
See the new Paul Carrier Hawk Silhouette Guide at:
http://www.battaly.com/nehw/
========================================================================
Report submitted by Gertrude Battaly (merlin(AT)pipeline.com)
Hook Mountain, Hudson Valley, New York information may be found at:
http://www.battaly.com/hook
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Subject: HSR: Snickers Gap (20 Sep 2008) 595 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 5:13pm
Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 11 79 81
Bald Eagle 4 48 48
Northern Harrier 2 15 15
Sharp-shinned Hawk 46 236 237
Cooper's Hawk 12 54 54
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 20 21
Broad-winged Hawk 511 5713 5718
Red-tailed Hawk 1 55 59
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 5 37 38
Merlin 0 6 6
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 3
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 5 5
Total: 595 6278 6292
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams, The Littles
Observers: Andy Rabin, Doug Graham, Fred Bogar,
Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams, The Denices
Visitors:
Many visitors along with a Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy fieldtrip with
leaders Laura Weidner and Liam McGranaghan.
Weather:
Cool, cloudy, light east wind.
Raptor Observations:
Very small kettles today, and a lull after 12 - weather related?
Non-raptor Observations:
========================================================================
Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep(AT)aol.com)
Site Description:
Snickers Gap Hawkwatch was established in 1990. It is located in
northern Virginia, on the Clarke and Loudoun County line. It is reached by
taking VA Route 7 to the county line, which runs atop the ridge at Snickers
Gap. On the south side of Route 7 is a commuter parking lot. The count is
conducted from there. It is a volunteer site, and is counted in fall only,
from late August until late November or early December. There are no
facilities at the site, so bring a snack, drinks, and a chair. Many of the
birds can be distant, and a scope is helpful.
As a volunteer site, we are always looking to increase our pool of
counters. We are eager to train those who have never counted, but are
skilled with hawk identification. We are also willing to pair
inexperienced observers with experienced counters. Please contact the
compiler, Todd Day, at blkvulture(AT)aol.com with any questions or if you are
interested in participating in the count.
Directions to site:
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Subject: HSR: Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory (20 Sep
2008) 101 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 5:14pm
Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 7 175 175
Bald Eagle 1 35 35
Northern Harrier 2 24 24
Sharp-shinned Hawk 56 477 477
Cooper's Hawk 8 33 33
Northern Goshawk 0 6 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 15 6720 6720
Red-tailed Hawk 4 14 14
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 6 45 45
Merlin 1 18 18
Peregrine Falcon 1 6 6
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 2
Total: 101 7555 7555
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Julie Tilden
Observers: David Ross, Francie Von Mertens, Kate Yard, Lance Tanino,
Phil Brown, Tom Warren
Visitors:
350 visitors. Thank you to everyone who made our raptor release a success
today! Thank you for coming out and supporting the Raptor Observatory,
buying t-shirts and hats and becoming members of NH Audubon!
Thank you Rick and Susannah Minard, Kate Yard, Francie Von Mertens, Polly
Patteson, Jon Atwood, Phil Brown, Lance Tanino, Tom Warren, MA Audubon and
everyone else who helped out.
Weather:
Great day to release a raptor. Sunny with light south winds. We sure could
have used some clouds though, too much blue sky made it difficult to spot
birds.
Raptor Observations:
A few great looks at low birds in the am but got increasingly higher
thoughout the day. Three eagles were a hit today, 2 of which moved north.
Close merlin overhead and kestrels. We successfully released a juvenile
broad-winged hawk in front of a big crowd. It cooperated nicely in the
hand, and upon release-quickly diappeared along the eastern side of the
mountain. Good luck on your journey south!
Non-raptor Observations:
pileated woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, yellow-rumped warbler, blackpoll
warbler, ruby-crowned and golden-crowned kinglet, great blue heron
Monarchs: 5
ruby-throated hummingbirds: 1
Predictions:
It looks like a good day ahead. Were expecting some sun and clouds with
winds from the NW, 5-10mph. Are there any broadwings left to move?
Hopefully a day or two left of some good kettles!
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Subject: HSR: Holiday Beach (20 Sep 2008) 474 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 5:56pm
Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Turkey Vulture 0 38 38
Osprey 7 24 24
Bald Eagle 0 26 26
Northern Harrier 4 49 49
Sharp-shinned Hawk 427 1337 1337
Cooper's Hawk 11 42 42
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 2 7362 7362
Red-tailed Hawk 1 52 52
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 16 167 167
Merlin 4 14 14
Peregrine Falcon 2 6 6
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 474 9119 9119
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Bob Pettit, Dan Lumm
Observers: Bob Pettit, Dan Lumm, Dan Mennil, Jill Lumm,
Jim Danzenbaker
Visitors:
Many! Thanks to all who attended the first day of the "Big" Festival of
Hawks. Many activities for young and old. AND good birding from the tower.
Over 400 Sharp-shinned Hawk passed the Tower today and were viewed by the
many visitors. I over heard one gust say, "I finally learned how to ID the
Sharpies!" Tomorrow we will try another species.
Weather:
Comfortable day. Wind less than 6 mph and mostly South. temp 20.3-26.4 C,
Pressure 30.34-30.27 in Hg falling slowly, cloud cover 40%>75%.
Raptor Observations:
Many Sharpies. South winds prevented others from showing higher numbers.
Osprey were moving about with one individual staying around again. Good
looks from Tower of all species.
Non-raptor Observations:
Few non-raptors. First day with Blue Jay numbers above 10! Several 'flocks'
with 10-20 birds. Last hour two groups of 10 screaming into the woods
avoiding real or unreal winged-predators.
Solitary Sandpiper (2 together!), Cardinal, Catbird 2, Hummer 1 (numbers
seem very low), Killdeer, Goldfinch 38+, Waxwings 26+, Pectoral sandpipers
(7), chickadee, gnatcatcher, magnolia War., B&W War., Blackpoll War.
Predictions:
A weak cold front is supposed to pass through over night and have minimum
precipitation but will lower the temperature and have North component winds
following. North component winds are raptor wind. Be there Sunday!
========================================================================
Report submitted by Bob Pettit (redknot(AT)earthlink.net)
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Subject: Corpus Christi, TX Hawk Watch (19 Sep) 5163 raptors
From: Patty Waits Beasley <patty(AT)ccbirding.com>
Date: 20 Sep 2008 9:31am
Greetings, all!
09/19/08
Broad-winged Hawk: 5085
Red-tailed Hawk: 2
Swainson's Hawk: 7
Red-shouldered Hawk: 1
Unid Buteo: 3
Mississippi Kite: 24
Sharp-shinned Hawk: 9
Cooper's Hawk: 5
Unid Accipiter: 2
American Kestrel: 10
Peregrine Falcon: 2
Merlin: 1
Northern Harrier: 2
Bald Eagle: 1
Unid Raptor: 9
Total: 5163
They made us wait 'til the end of the day today. At three minutes to five
we had seen about 450 Broadies for the day - then 4500 blasted in by
six. A couple thousand spent the night in the Polliwog Pond area so we
expect a small though distant east lift-off in the morning. Come see us!
Libby
----------------------------------
Thanks, Libby.
The daily reports don't come to me in time to let you all know of possible
liftoffs or set downs ahead of time, but as we're entering into the peak
passage period, let me remind everyone of a good rule of thumb: anticipate
every morning could have a liftoff and every evening could have a set down,
at least for the next seven days. So, if you're in our area, and aren't
sure, come on out anyway and you might be surprised with a larger event
than expected! We've all seen that before, heaven knows; certain numbers
set down the night before, and then a whole bunch more show up just before
dark when the hill's been cleared and no one knows, or others that came in
out of sight farther north, east or west decide to sort themselves out and
come to within the park's range overnight. And wow, the next morning, where
did all those hawks come from at lift off!? <grin!> Besides, the counters
always enjoy your company and frankly, can really use the help in tracking
all of those individual flights and kettles that start out small and build
into a bigger flight during lift offs. Likewise, at the end of the day,
sometimes the last-minute "oh-no-the-thermals-are-dying!" flights come in
from a few different directions at once. Not always in big numbers
(sometimes in big numbers!), but it's so helpful to have as many eyes in
the skies as possible to help the counters keep track of them. So, word up:
be ready to count them, and they shall come!
The cool weather has been an absolute blessing this week. It's getting a
little warmer each day now, but nothing like the temps we're used to for
this time of September. Temps are still in the 80's, creeping to the low
90's they say, but still heavenly comfortable!
Cheers,
Patty Waits Beasley
Corpus Christi, TX
Season totals to date:
0...........Black vulture
2...........Turkey vulture
49..........Osprey
346.........Swallow-tailed kite
4...........White-tailed kite
20825.......Mississippi kite
0...........Hook-billed kite
3...........Bald eagle
49..........Northern harrier
57..........Sharp-shinned hawk
100.........Cooper's hawk
0...........Northern goshawk
14..........Red-shouldered hawk
48039.......Broad-winged hawk
56..........Swainson's hawk
13..........Red-tailed hawk
0...........Ferruginous hawk
13..........White-tailed hawk
1...........Short-tailed hawk
9...........Zone-tailed hawk
4...........Harris's hawk
0...........Rough-legged hawk
0...........Common black hawk
0...........Golden eagle
219.........American kestrel
11..........Merlin
26..........Peregrine falcon
1...........Prairie falcon
0...........Aplomado falcon
1...........Crested caracara
11..........Unknown accipiters
21..........Unknown buteos
1...........Unknown falcons
0...........Unknown eagles
73..........Unknown raptors
------------------------
69948 .... Season total to 09/20
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Our 2008 HWI crew: Dane Ferrell, Libby Even, Leslie Parks, Joel Simon
(Emeritus)
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Subject: HSR: Chestnut Ridge (20 Sep 2008) 42 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 3:58pm
Chestnut Ridge
Bedford, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 198 258
Bald Eagle 0 34 48
Northern Harrier 0 27 32
Sharp-shinned Hawk 24 548 559
Cooper's Hawk 0 51 53
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 6 9
Broad-winged Hawk 4 8608 8717
Red-tailed Hawk 2 15 15
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 10 85 104
Merlin 0 21 21
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Accipiter 2 18 18
Unknown Buteo 0 1 4
Unknown Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 24 30
Total: 42 9643 9875
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Allen Kurtz, Tait Johansson
Observers: Arthur Green
Visitors:
22
Weather:
Clear and cloudless skies made for generally poor viewing; winds light,
generally from the east.
Raptor Observations:
4 local Black Vultures. 16 local Turkey Vultures kept us entertained low
overhead at quiet times.
Non-raptor Observations:
21 Monarchs, 1 hummingbird, 12 Cedar Waxwings
Predictions:
Light north winds forecast for tomorrow; should be better than today.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Cameron Rutt (cameronrutt(AT)gmail.com)
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Subject: HSR: Allegheny Front (20 Sep 2008) 145 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 6:17pm
Allegheny Front
Central City, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV 0 4 9
TV 0 4 4
OS 2 52 74
BE 5 23 35
NH 0 9 10
SS 17 125 168
CH 2 20 33
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 0 1
BW 117 3260 3518
RT 2 74 153
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 1 1
AK 0 14 28
ML 0 0 0
PG 0 0 1
UA 0 4 8
UB 0 13 27
UF 0 1 1
UE 0 0 0
UR 0 34 50
Total: 145 3638 4121
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Gene & Nancy Flament
Observers: Ed Gowarty, Jack Julian, Jim Rocco, John Kahly,
Rosemary McGlynn
Weather:
Front fogged in till 11:00 EST
wind S/SE temp 9c to 16c
Raptor Observations:
5 Adult Bald Eagles 11:40, 12:55, 1:20, 1:40, 2:45
Non-raptor Observations:
grouse on driveway,cedar waxwings, common yellowthroat,
chimney swift
monarchs 29
Predictions:
temp 76F precip 10% wind W patchy fog
========================================================================
Report submitted by Nancy Flament ()
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Subject: HSR: Waggoner's Gap (20 Sep 2008) 253 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 20 Sep 2008 4:07pm
Waggoner's Gap
40 km W of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV 0 0 0
TV 0 0 0
OS 1 214 247
BE 4 101 163
NH 3 21 30
SS 66 751 777
CH 12 98 135
NG 0 0 0
RS 0 3 5
BW 159 6765 7102
RT 3 59 104
RL 0 0 0
GE 1 3 3
AK 2 72 157
ML 0 22 22
PG 0 6 6
UA 1 7 8
UB 0 10 12
UF 0 3 3
UE 0 3 3
UR 1 25 31
Total: 253 8163 8808
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 11 hours
Official Counter: Dave Grove, Ron Freed
Observers: Dave Grove, Deb Gingrich, Gene Wagner, Joan Renninger,
Joe Sabo, Joe Yoder, Keith Gingrich, Meredith Lombard,
Pat Freed, Ron Freed
Visitors:
Smithsonian Associates (37), Kings Gap Env. Ed. Center (9), Ramsay Koury,
Aden Troyer,Henry, Chad Kauffman, Chuck Scammack,Betty Gish 37.
Weather:
Mix of sun and nice clouds, winds from the SE.
Raptor Observations:
BE WB 11:23
BE 4yr 3:01
BE Ad 9:35
BE Unaged 2:56
GE Sub 10:58
Non-raptor Observations:
Monarchs - 92
Hummers - 3
========================================================================
Report submitted by dave grove (waggap(AT)comcast.net)
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