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NH.Birds for Saturday, March 20, 2010

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 Subject From Time 
 RE: Osprey  Iain MacLeod  9:50am 
 Merlin in Keene  Tim McEachern   9:52am 
 Fox Sparrow -- Ashland  Iain MacLeod  9:54am 
 Hawk Migration Counts  Iain MacLeod  10:18am 
 Purple Finches, plus.  John Williams   3:38pm 
 Merlin in Holderness  Iain MacLeod  3:42pm 
 fish crow, Durham  Kurk Dorsey   6:30pm 
 Bob Hull Memorial Bird Walk in Durham  Steve Mirick   7:49pm 
 FOY Juncos  Airedale1  8:39pm 
 Bob Hull walk add-ons  Steve Mirick   9:39pm 
 CT River birding  eric.masterson(AT)myfai  10:32pm 
 concord-fish crow, woodduck, N Pintail, woodcock   lee hansche   11:02pm 
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[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: RE: Osprey From: "Iain MacLeod" <iain.macleod(AT)nhnature.org> Date: 20 Mar 2010 9:50am Red-tails often sit on that platform during the winter and early spring (perhaps as a hunting perch) but soon get chased away when the Ospreys arrive back. Iain MacLeod Executive Director Squam Lakes Natural Science Center 23 Science Center Road, PO Box 173, Holderness, NH 03245 Phone: 603-968-7194 ext. 23 Fax: 603-968-2229 iain.macleod(AT)nhnature.org www.nhnature.org Advancing understanding of ecology by exploring NH's natural world TRAILS OPEN DAILY MAY 1 - NOVEMBER 1. -----Original Message----- From: owner-NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu [mailto:owner-NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu] On Behalf Of Ken Cox Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 7:11 PM To: New Hampshire Birds Subject: Re: Osprey This past Wednesday I observed thru binocs a large bird on the same platform and also suspected an Osprey. So I got a closer view through the scope and found it was Red-tailed Hawk which was shortly later joined by another. I don't think the exposed platform quite matches the typical nesting site (forests and woodlands), but if Red-tails will nest on a NYC building, why not an Osprey platform. Time will tell. Ken On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Hank Chary <hankchary(AT)hotmail.com> wrote: > I checked the osprey nest visible from Chapman's Landing today and saw > a bird sitting on the nest. I didn't have my scope with me but I > judged the bird to be an osprey. Nothing on the nest along Bay Road > in Newmarket yet. > > > > Hank Chary > > Newmarket > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from > your inbox. > > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID27925::T:WLMTAG > L:ON:WL > :en-US:WM_HMP:032010_2 > > -- Kenneth Cox South Reading, VT http://northernwingsbirder.blogspot.com/
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Merlin in Keene From: Tim McEachern <natureswings(AT)live.com> Date: 20 Mar 2010 9:52am Spotted a Merlin perched in a tree near my feeders, I suspect it was the same one that was here last year. location N.linclon and Roxbury and grant st. Tim McEachern natureswings.org _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID27925::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL :en-US:WM_HMP:032010_2
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Fox Sparrow -- Ashland From: "Iain MacLeod" <iain.macleod(AT)nhnature.org> Date: 20 Mar 2010 9:54am 3/20/10 Sanborn Road, Ashland Fox Sparrow -- 1 3/20/10 Squam Lakes Natural Science Center Song Sparrow -- 2-3 singing Iain MacLeod Executive Director Squam Lakes Natural Science Center 23 Science Center Road, PO Box 173, Holderness, NH 03245 Phone: 603-968-7194 ext. 23 Fax: 603-968-2229 iain.macleod(AT)nhnature.org www.nhnature.org <http://www.nhnature.org/> Advancing understanding of ecology by exploring NH's natural world TRAILS OPEN DAILY MAY 1 - NOVEMBER 1.
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Hawk Migration Counts From: "Iain MacLeod" <iain.macleod(AT)nhnature.org> Date: 20 Mar 2010 10:18am A couple people asked what the source was for the information I shared yesterday on Broad-winged Hawk and Mississippi Kite migration. You can track the spring northward flights of raptors (and the fall southerly flight) at http://hawkcount.org/ the fantastic online database of the Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA). You can also subscribe to BirdHawk http://hmana.org/birdhawk.php?PHPSESSID=12f580d5650c5d4cec4d05a964e563de the HMANA listserv and receive e-mail updates from each site as their daily data is entered into HawkCount, or receive a daily BirdHawk Digest (see below) with a compilation of daily counts. Things are heating up and the Digest is growing every day as more sites begin their counts. Still no Broad-wings or kites north of the Mexico count site and Ospreys just starting to come through the Fort Smallwood site in Maryland and Cape Henlopen in Delaware and the 1st in Sandy Hook, New Jersey on 18th. Lots of Red-tails, Red-shoulders and TVs on their way! Iain MacLeod Executive Director Squam Lakes Natural Science Center 23 Science Center Road, PO Box 173, Holderness, NH 03245 Phone: 603-968-7194 ext. 23 Fax: 603-968-2229 iain.macleod(AT)nhnature.org www.nhnature.org Advancing understanding of ecology by exploring NH's natural world TRAILS OPEN DAILY MAY 1 - NOVEMBER 1. -----Original Message----- From: BirdHawk - HMANA Hawk Watching Exchange [mailto:BIRDHAWK(AT)LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] On Behalf Of BIRDHAWK automatic digest system Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 3:02 AM To: BIRDHAWK(AT)LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU Subject: BIRDHAWK Digest - 18 Mar 2010 to 19 Mar 2010 (#2010-36) There are 22 messages totalling 1764 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. HSR: Braddock Bay (18 Mar 2010) 301 Raptors 2. HSR: Belmont Valley (19 Mar 2010) 18 Raptors 3. HSR: Lapham Peak (19 Mar 2010) 85 Raptors 4. HSR: Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (19 Mar 2010) 5 Raptors 5. HSR: Presque Isle (19 Mar 2010) 49 Raptors 6. HSR: Ripley Hawk Watch (19 Mar 2010) 211 Raptors 7. HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (19 Mar 2010) 67 Raptors 8. HSR: Tussey Mountain (19 Mar 2010) 38 Raptors 9. HSR: Whitefish Point (19 Mar 2010) 7 Raptors 10. HSR: Sandy Hook Migration Watch (18 Mar 2010) 45 Raptors 11. HSR: Sandy Hook Migration Watch (19 Mar 2010) 46 Raptors 12. HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (19 Mar 2010) 188 Raptors 13. HSR: Braddock Bay (19 Mar 2010) 163 Raptors 14. HSR: Hamburg Hawk Watch (19 Mar 2010) 368 Raptors 15. HSR: Suffield WMA (19 Mar 2010) 36 Raptors 16. HSR: Wildcat Ridge (19 Mar 2010) 12 Raptors 17. HSR: Bullhead Mountain (19 Mar 2010) 1 Raptors 18. HSR: Allegheny Front (19 Mar 2010) 44 Raptors 19. HSR: DOAS - Davis State Park (19 Mar 2010) 26 Raptors 20. HSR: Chavarrillo (19 Mar 2010) 639 Raptors 21. HSR: Fort Smallwood Park (19 Mar 2010) 208 Raptors 22. HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (19 Mar 2010) 293 Raptors BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:03:23 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Braddock Bay (18 Mar 2010) 301 Raptors Braddock Bay Hilton, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 18, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 60 238 238 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 4 15 15 Northern Harrier 6 27 27 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 18 18 Cooper's Hawk 14 46 46 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 51 122 122 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 150 403 403 Rough-legged Hawk 4 18 18 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 1 2 2 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 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: 301 889 889 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: David Tetlow Observers: Weather: Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by David Tetlow (dktetlow(AT)rochester.rr.com) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/ BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:03:06 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Belmont Valley (19 Mar 2010) 18 Raptors Belmont Valley Charlottesville, Virginia, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 3 3 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 32 32 Cooper's Hawk 0 14 14 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 3 3 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 11 11 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 1 1 Merlin 0 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 9 9 Unknown Buteo 0 11 11 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 3 23 23 Total: 18 108 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:15:00 Observation end time: 12:15:00 Total observation time: 2 hours Official Counter: David Shoch Observers: Weather: Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by David Shoch (dshoch(AT)hotmail.com) Vultures not counted. BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:03:20 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Lapham Peak (19 Mar 2010) 85 Raptors Lapham Peak Delafield, Wisconsin, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 8 40 40 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 4 5 5 Northern Harrier 0 4 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 2 2 Cooper's Hawk 30 53 53 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 15 15 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 36 136 136 Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 1 1 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 3 3 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 85 260 260 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:15:00 Observation end time: 13:15:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Erik Bruhnke Observers: Weather: Partly cloudy, west winds 5-15 mph. Raptor Observations: Very good flight of raptors. The first hour (9:15-10:15) was slow, and the rate of raptors flying by increased notably after 12:30. Non-raptor Observations: 535 Canada Geese, 1 Great Blue Heron, 102 Sandhill Cranes, 7 Killdeer, 7 American Robins, 52 Red-winged Blackbirds, 162 Common Grackles ======================================================================== Report submitted by Erik Bruhnke (birdfedr(AT)gmail.com) BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:03:48 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (19 Mar 2010) 5 Raptors Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 1 4 4 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 6 6 Cooper's Hawk 1 3 3 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 1 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 1 1 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 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: 5 15 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Susan Gruver Observers: Diane Kane, Lynn Smith Visitors: 6 and many of our Hawk Watch team with a bit of Spring fever,Liz and Lew Dumont,Jay and Dennis Foley Weather: warm and Sunny, wind wnw/nw force 1, temp 12-17c,clcv none,visb 20k,baro 29.83,humi 35% Raptor Observations: our first Kestrel came zooming up the dunes,Osprey was a direct mission North Non-raptor Observations: still that huge raft of Surf and Black Scoters,PINE WARBLER,tree swallows,Song Sparrow,chickadees,Doves,Common Loons Predictions: another warm and wonderful day, Sunny, high 63,wind 5-6 WSW/SW ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sue Gruver (srgruver(AT)aol.com) BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:03:31 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Presque Isle (19 Mar 2010) 49 Raptors Presque Isle Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 21 184 184 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 1 1 1 Northern Harrier 1 3 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 18 18 Cooper's Hawk 1 26 26 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 15 96 96 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 3 85 85 Rough-legged Hawk 0 5 5 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 5 5 Merlin 0 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 1 3 3 Unknown Buteo 2 9 9 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 49 437 437 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Jerry McWilliams Observers: Jerry McWilliams, Sam Stull Visitors: Mark Lethaby,Larry Massey, Bonnie Ginader, Janice Grindle, Jimmy Marz, and Mike Swartwood. Weather: Clear most of the day with cirrus clouds and a few cumulus clouds at times. The wind started from the SW, but then switched around to the WNW. Cold wind coming off the lake. Raptor Observations: Rather disappointing day. There were high hopes that the wind would be out of the SW all day, but it didn't happen so the hawk flight was slow. Most birds came in rather high. Non-raptor Observations: There were very few other birds on the move. Even blackbird numbers were down significantly. Highlight of the day were three high flying intermediate morph Snow Geese heading north. Non-raptors recorded: Canada Goose--1, American Crow--95, Eastern Bluebird--1, American Robin--5, Red-winged Blackbird--50+-, Eastern Meadowlark--1, Common Grackle--50+-, Brown-headed Cowbird--25 Predictions: If the rain holds off and the cloud cover is not too thick there could still be a few birds moving ahead of the front. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jerry McWilliams (jerrymcw(AT)aol.com) information may be found at: http://www.presqueisle.org/audubon/ BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:03:59 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Ripley Hawk Watch (19 Mar 2010) 211 Raptors Ripley Hawk Watch Ripley, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 118 334 334 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 1 9 9 Northern Harrier 2 4 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 14 14 Cooper's Hawk 4 8 8 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 33 105 105 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 42 232 232 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 1 1 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 4 10 10 Total: 211 717 717 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Gil Randell Observers: Bill Dietz, Gil Randell, Terry Mahoney Visitors: Anita and Dave Cooney. Dave spotted the sandhill cranes and took some great photos of both local and migrating bald eagles. Weather: Another beautiful spring day with mostly sunny skies but cold westerly winds off Lake Erie. Raptor Observations: A slow start, but late morning saw a modest continuation of yesterday's strong red-tail and red-shoulder flights. Five non-migrating bald eagles. Non-raptor Observations: 3 sandhill cranes. Mike Ceci and Jann Randell helped with observations. Predictions: Cooler with northerly winds. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Gilbert Randell (janngil(AT)cecomet.net) BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:03:06 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Bradbury Mountain State Park (19 Mar 2010) 67 Raptors Bradbury Mountain State Park Pownal, Maine, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 25 46 46 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 3 7 7 Northern Harrier 2 2 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 5 5 Cooper's Hawk 2 10 10 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 9 18 18 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 20 59 59 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 1 1 Merlin 0 0 0 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 2 2 Total: 67 151 151 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Steve Kolbe Observers: Tom Downing Visitors: Today we had 10 visitors. Weather: Beautiful wall-to-wall sunshine with southerly winds throughout the day. Raptor Observations: Best day of the year so far for raptors! First of the year species today were Northern Harrier and American Kestrel. Great looks at Red-shouldered, Red-tailed, and Sharp-shinned Hawks as they circled overhead with a Turkey Vulture. Non-raptor Observations: 58 Common Grackles, 25 Canada Geese, 4 American Goldfinches, 13 Red-winged Blackbirds, 36 American Robins, 2 Purple Finches, 1 Eastern Bluebird, 26 American Crows, 3 Common Ravens, and 8 Common Mergansers migrated past the lookout today. Predictions: Tomorrow looks great! High temperatures in the mid 60s with southwest winds on a weekend. Should be a good day to see some migrating raptors. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jeannette Lovitch (freeportwildbird(AT)yahoo.com) Bradbury Mountain State Park information may be found at: www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com/hawkwatch.asp BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:03:13 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Tussey Mountain (19 Mar 2010) 38 Raptors Tussey Mountain State College, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 14 14 Turkey Vulture 0 52 53 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 2 15 15 Northern Harrier 0 2 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 32 33 Cooper's Hawk 3 18 18 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 7 55 55 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 13 163 165 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 3 Golden Eagle 0 171 176 American Kestrel 0 10 10 Merlin 0 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 1 1 1 Unknown Buteo 2 9 9 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 3 3 Total: 38 550 560 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8.75 hours Official Counter: Jon Kauffman Observers: Visitors: Robert McLaughlin, Bob Fredrick, Che & Marian Mincone, Bill & Darlis Treaster Weather: Clear skies with scattered cloud formation in late afternoon. Winds NW @ 4-9mph with gusts reaching 15mph. Temps b/w 44 and 59F. Haze in the valley to the south making visibility ~8miles. Little haze in the valley to the north, ~ 12miles. Raptor Observations: Majority of the flight was observed crossing the ridge, particular RSHA. Great views in the AM on the north side. Peak flight @ 10:00 EST. with 10 raptors. BE: 1002(Ad), 1242(Juv) BE(Juv)@ 1256 going SW. Vocalizing Cooper's Hawk. Non-raptor Observations: Common Grackle(44), Eastern Bluebird(4), American Robin(69), Red-winged Blackbird(3), Canada Goose(20), Killdeer(1) Predictions: Mostly sunny and highs in the 60's. Another great day to be at the watch. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jon Kauffman (jonk10(AT)hotmail.com) Tussey Mountain information may be found at: http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~brandesd/tussey/ BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:03:19 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Whitefish Point (19 Mar 2010) 7 Raptors Whitefish Point Paradise, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 5 43 43 Northern Harrier 1 5 5 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 6 6 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 1 5 5 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 6 6 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 7 66 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: James Butch Observers: Visitors: Jason Bojczyk Weather: overcast skies most of the count day, heavy winds out of the west/northwest Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Red-winged Blackbird (2) first of the season ======================================================================== Report submitted by James Butch () Whitefish Point information may be found at: http://www.wpbo.org/ BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:03:16 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Sandy Hook Migration Watch (18 Mar 2010) 45 Raptors Sandy Hook Migration Watch Sandy Hook, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 18, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 2 2 Turkey Vulture 19 49 49 Osprey 1 1 1 Bald Eagle 0 1 1 Northern Harrier 0 4 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 19 19 Cooper's Hawk 1 32 32 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 62 62 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 9 14 14 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 2 2 Merlin 0 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 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: 45 187 187 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: John van Dort Observers: Weather: Sunny; light westerly winds; high 21B0C Raptor Observations: Adult male resident Peregrine perched out in dunes; Northern Harrier ad female hunting in dunes Non-raptor Observations: Eastern Meadowlark 1; Canada Goose 18; Iceland Gull 1 still present on North Beach; Great Blue Heron 2; Wilson's Snipe 1; Eastern Phoebe 3; Northern Flicker 1; Tree Swallow 1 ======================================================================== Report submitted by John van Dort (john.vandort(AT)gmail.com) Sandy Hook Migration Watch information may be found at: http://www.njaudubon.org/centers/SHBO/Index.html BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:03:33 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Sandy Hook Migration Watch (19 Mar 2010) 46 Raptors Sandy Hook Migration Watch Sandy Hook, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 2 2 Turkey Vulture 21 70 70 Osprey 0 1 1 Bald Eagle 0 1 1 Northern Harrier 0 4 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 30 30 Cooper's Hawk 3 35 35 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 67 67 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 6 20 20 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 2 2 Merlin 0 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 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: 46 233 233 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: John van Dort Observers: Weather: Sunny; light westerly winds; high 22B0C Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Northern Flicker 4; Eastern Phoebe 1; Belted Kingfisher 1; Purple Martin 1; Northern Gannet 3 ======================================================================== Report submitted by John van Dort (john.vandort(AT)gmail.com) Sandy Hook Migration Watch information may be found at: http://www.njaudubon.org/centers/SHBO/Index.html BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:03:27 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (19 Mar 2010) 188 Raptors Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 65 177 177 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 2 21 21 Northern Harrier 1 29 29 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 11 11 Cooper's Hawk 6 53 53 Northern Goshawk 0 7 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 38 114 114 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 69 591 591 Rough-legged Hawk 1 44 44 Golden Eagle 1 5 5 American Kestrel 1 6 6 Merlin 1 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 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: 188 1060 1060 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 15:15:00 Total observation time: 6.75 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Visitors: Around 12 or so came by. Weather: Started at the North look out then moved to the South look out. At first it was a West wind at around 6-10mph. Then it changed to NW and then for most of the day WNW. For part of the time it was around 3-8mph, and then for the last part of the count it was closer to 0-5mph. It was partly to mostly cloudy all day too. Raptor Observations: It was a good day for Turkey Vultures with 65. Then it was also a good day for Red-shouldered Hawks with 38. Another Golden Eagle was seen by a few people, and the first Merlin of the season was also seen. Non-raptor Observations: Several American Pipits flew over the North count location early. Snow Geese kept going over today, not in great numbers but still some. The first Belted Kingfisher of the season called and flew past, one at the North count location and one at the South location. Predictions: Looks like it could be about like today. Looking like WSW winds changing to West, and then later to WNW. I would guess it should be OK to goo early like it was today, then slow up again as it or if it changes from West to WNW. Then maybe pick up a little later in the afternoon like it did today, before this front or weather system comes in. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright(AT)gmail.com) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: www.derbyhill.org BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:03:28 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Braddock Bay (19 Mar 2010) 163 Raptors Braddock Bay Hilton, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 59 297 297 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 3 18 18 Northern Harrier 2 29 29 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 26 26 Cooper's Hawk 11 57 57 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 43 165 165 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 37 440 440 Rough-legged Hawk 0 18 18 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 2 2 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 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: 163 1052 1052 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: David Tetlow Observers: Weather: Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by David Tetlow (dktetlow(AT)rochester.rr.com) Braddock Bay information may be found at: http://www.bbrr.org/ BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:03:40 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Hamburg Hawk Watch (19 Mar 2010) 368 Raptors Hamburg Hawk Watch Hamburg, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 225 443 443 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 1 9 9 Northern Harrier 2 5 5 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 26 26 Cooper's Hawk 10 23 23 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 42 105 105 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 67 228 228 Rough-legged Hawk 6 14 14 Golden Eagle 1 1 1 American Kestrel 0 2 2 Merlin 0 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 3 4 4 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 368 863 863 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:45:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 6.25 hours Official Counter: Mike Hamilton Observers: David Gordon, Dean DiTommaso, Gerard Philips, Jim Pawlicki, Peter Yoerg Visitors: Dean DiTomasso, Peter Yoerg, Gerard Philips (past hawk counter @ Derby Hill for 7 years), Dave Gordon, "Clark Grebe", Lewis Crowell, Jim Pawlicki, Dennis Russell and Bob Andrle. Weather: Windy (west to southwest) mostly sunny day. Raptor Observations: Good flight with a nice mixture of raptors including both eagle species, rough-legs, harriers, sharpies and coops and lots of red-shouldered, red-tails and Turkey Vultures. Non-raptor Observations: 2 bluebirds, horned lark, killdeers, flicker. Predictions: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 8C. North wind between 3 and 9 mph. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Mike Hamilton (mhsr(AT)wzrd.com) Site Description: This spring only "all volunteer" watch is conducted at Lakeside Memorial Park in Hamburg, NY. It is located on flat lake plain located along the shoreline of the east end of Lake Erie, about 10 miles south of Buffalo, NY. Many North American hawk watch sites report their daily raptor counts at www.hawkcount.org To see what's being seen, where and when, check it out! For additional information contact Jim Landau at kjlandau(AT)localnet.com Directions to site: Lakeside Memorial Park in Hamburg, NY. is located about 10 miles southwest of Buffalo, NY at the Hamburg Exit 57 of the NY State Thruway. Bear right after the toll booth onto Camp Road (Route 75). Proceed through the traffic light at Southwestern Blvd.(Route 20). The entrance to Lakeside Memorial Park is on the left, less than 1/4 mile from the light. The watch is normally conducted half way between the entrance and the woods. An alternate site for easterly wind flights is at the William Williams Ball Park, located on Rogers Rd. Take Route 20 south from Camp Rd. one traffic light and turn right till just before the railroad crossing. For additional information/directions contact Jim Landau at kjlandau(AT)localnet.com BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:03:52 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Suffield WMA (19 Mar 2010) 36 Raptors Suffield WMA Suffield, Connecticut, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 20 25 25 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 6 6 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 2 2 Cooper's Hawk 0 3 3 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 7 15 15 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 2 5 5 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 1 1 1 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 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: 36 61 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:15:00 Total observation time: 6.25 hours Official Counter: Joseph E. Wojtanowski Observers: John Wojtanowski, Joseph E. Wojtanowski, Seth Kellogg Visitors: Ric Serrenho. Weather: Clcv 0%. Sky thick with haze. Wind W-ESE-SSW 0-10 mph. Temp 5 - 20.5C. Raptor Observations: Non Migrant CH, BE both adults, RT 4, TV 5. Non-raptor Observations: Brant 21, plus 18 other species. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Joe Wojtanowski (Jtwxw(AT)aol.com) BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:03:29 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Wildcat Ridge (19 Mar 2010) 12 Raptors Wildcat Ridge Hibernia, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 1 11 11 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 1 1 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 1 1 1 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 6 11 11 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 3 5 5 Total: 12 31 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 11:00:00 Observation end time: 14:15:00 Total observation time: 3.25 hours Official Counter: Fred Vanderburgh Observers: Michael, Nora Visitors: visitors =1 Weather: Temperature 60-66 degrees, 0% cloud cover, visibility 7 miles, North winds 5 -10 mph. Raptor Observations: Migrants were at high altitudes. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Fred Vanderburgh (f.vanderburgh(AT)att.net) Wildcat Ridge - New Jersey information may be found at: http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/wldcthwk.htm BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:03:20 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Bullhead Mountain (19 Mar 2010) 1 Raptors Bullhead Mountain Sparta, North Carolina, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 2 2 Turkey Vulture 1 124 124 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 1 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 3 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 1 1 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 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: 1 133 133 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 11:30:00 Total observation time: 2.5 hours Official Counter: James Douglas Keighton Observers: Weather: Clear sky, warming to the low 60's, with a north wind dropping from 20 mph to 5 mph during the morning. Raptor Observations: Nothing much more than local bird activity. Non-raptor Observations: Great Blue Heron headed north in the 10-11 hour. A Question Mark or Comma butterfly joined the Mourning Cloak activity on the ridge today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by James Douglas Keighton (brbirders(AT)skybest.com) BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:03:46 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Allegheny Front (19 Mar 2010) 44 Raptors Allegheny Front Central City, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- BV 0 11 11 TV 15 161 161 OS 0 0 0 BE 1 12 12 NH 1 5 5 SS 10 26 26 CH 1 33 33 NG 0 3 3 RS 7 58 58 BW 0 0 0 RT 7 112 112 RL 0 1 1 GE 1 58 58 AK 1 2 2 ML 0 1 1 PG 0 2 2 UA 0 1 1 UB 0 4 4 UF 0 0 0 UE 0 0 0 UR 0 6 6 Total: 44 496 496 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Eric Hall Observers: Ed Gowarty,Jr., Jim Rocco Visitors: 5 Weather: Clear with moderate winds from West. Good visibility. Temp 7 to 15c. Raptor Observations: GE Ad @ 11:55 BE Ad @ 2:10 Another GE disappeared south on the ridge. Non-raptor Observations: C. Grackle 50 Rw Blackbird 10 E Bluebird 6 Tree Swallow 1 E. Phoebe 1 ======================================================================== Report submitted by Eric Hall () BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:03:01 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: DOAS - Davis State Park (19 Mar 2010) 26 Raptors DOAS - Davis State Park Westford, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 11 37 37 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 2 25 25 Northern Harrier 0 2 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 8 8 Cooper's Hawk 1 7 7 Northern Goshawk 0 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 8 56 56 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 3 49 49 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 2 2 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 26 193 193 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7.25 hours Official Counter: Becky Gretton Observers: Weather: Moderate W to NW winds, some haze, sunny with little cloud cover, warm. Raptor Observations: Ad. GE 9:10, Ad. GE 9:25, Ad. GE 10:50 Ad. BE 10:48, Ad. GE 12:23 Sharp-shinned, Cooper's, local Cooper's, Red-tails. Non-raptor Observations: Bluebirds: (a male perched on my scope!), Barred Owls m. and f. duetting, Tree Swallows, Ravens. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Becky Gretton () information may be found at: www.doas.us BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:03:29 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Chavarrillo (19 Mar 2010) 639 Raptors Chavarrillo Chavarrillo, Veracruz, Mexico Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 73 12235 12316 Osprey 2 11 11 Swallow-tailed Kite 0 0 0 White-tailed Kite 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Hook-billed Kite 0 0 0 Plumbeous Kite 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 1 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 14 15 Cooper's Hawk 6 25 25 Gray Hawk 0 1 1 Common Black Hawk 0 0 0 Harris's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 112 141 141 Swainson's Hawk 442 985 985 Zone-tailed Hawk 0 2 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 9 9 Roadside Hawk 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 2 2 Merlin 0 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 4 5 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 11 11 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 6 7 Total: 639 13450 13534 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 18:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Aldo Contreras Observers: Alexis Jarvio Rodriguez, Rolando Ruiz Castro, Stephen Boddington Visitors: We had no visitors. Weather: Cloudy, becoming warm and sunny around lunchtime. Raptor Observations: Zone-tailed and dark morph Short-tailed Hawks were observed close to the observation tower. Non-raptor Observations: 6 White Pelicans were seen. Predictions: Similar to today; starting cloudy, becoming warm and sunny by mid-afternoon so Swainson's Hawks should continue to pass in good numbers. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Aldo Contreras (mioborus(AT)hotmail.com) information may be found at: http://www.cafaselva.com Site Description: Small town in mountain of central Veracruz near Xalapa. Directions to site: www.cafaselva.com BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:03:34 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Fort Smallwood Park (19 Mar 2010) 208 Raptors Fort Smallwood Park Pasadena, Maryland, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 9 74 82 Turkey Vulture 184 1406 1480 Osprey 6 24 24 Bald Eagle 1 4 5 Northern Harrier 0 4 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 15 15 Cooper's Hawk 1 58 58 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 73 73 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 2 37 41 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 8 8 Merlin 0 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 5 Unknown Buteo 2 4 5 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 208 1712 1803 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8.25 hours Official Counter: Marty Miller, Sue Ricciardi Observers: Dan Eberly, Hal Wierenga, Jackie Cooper, Marty Miller Visitors: Sherry Drechsler Weather: Sunny; 54-70 degrees; good visibility; winds mostly northwesterly, 0-9 mph Raptor Observations: The warm temperatures sent the flight up very high while the sunny skies challenged the observers. About three-quarters of the flight occurred between 3 and 5 p.m., daylight time. Non-raptor Observations: About 1500 scaup, mostly Greater, on the river. Four butterflies, one identified as an Eastern Comma. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi (susiericc(AT)comcast.net) Fort Smallwood Park information may be found at: http://www.mdbirds.org/sites/mdsites/hawks/hawkwatch.html 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. BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:03:02 -0400 From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG Subject: HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (19 Mar 2010) 293 Raptors Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 1 1 1 Turkey Vulture 39 111 111 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 5 24 24 Northern Harrier 3 12 12 Sharp-shinned Hawk 35 56 56 Cooper's Hawk 15 40 40 Northern Goshawk 0 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 61 99 100 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 133 480 482 Rough-legged Hawk 0 6 6 Golden Eagle 0 3 3 American Kestrel 0 3 3 Merlin 1 2 2 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Total: 293 847 850 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Tom Thomas Observers: Brandon Holden, Colin Horstead, Dave Sked, David Weare, Peter Booker, Phil Waggett Visitors: Lots of visitors today, among them were Cody Law, Kevin McLaughlin, George Holland, Barry Cherriere, Jean Johnson,Ivor Simmons,Brian Hawthorne,Andy Morgan, Frank and Sandra Horvath. If I didn't get your name, my apologies, but you were no less welcome. Weather: A good day for hawk watching. Partly cloudy for most of the day, with temperatures ranging from a morning low of + 8C to a high of +18C in the early afternoon. Strong south s. west winds continued for most of the day. Raptor Observations: The strong winds today kept the raptors low to the ground, and most were having difficulty negotiating the blustery conditions. The strong southerly componant of the wind meant that a good few raptors were out of sight of the counters, as they were blown out over the plain below the Escarpment. Non-raptor Observations: Five Tundra Swans passed the tower early on. A Pileated Woodpecker was seen, Eastern Bluebird, Great Black-backed Gull, and many Killdeer. Predictions: Could be a good day ahead of an incoming rainy period ======================================================================== Report submitted by Tom Thomas (tthomas(AT)cogeco.ca) Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON information may be found at: http://www.hwcn.org/link/niaghawk/ Site Description: The hawk migration at the Beamer Memorial Conservation Area is conducted by the Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch (NPH). The counting is all done by volunteers. Not all members are counters nor does a counter have to be a member. Typically one person is the designated counter for each day but other observers present assist with the spotting and identification. Counting is done from a steel observation tower with a wooden floor. For wind protection on the cold days of March, a black plastic wind guard is installed around the towero?=s platform. This platform easily accommodates ten people but on most busy days, no more than five or six observers would be on it. The site lies within a publically accessible property owned by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority. There is no charge for admittance. The tower stands in the centre of a mowed area with a gravel ring road near the outer edge. This provides lots of room to park vehicles (along the road) and set up lawn chairs, telescopes and cameras. Toilet facilities are present. During the counting season, the NPH erect a counting board to display the dayo?=s observations for the public. The box enclosing the sign contains brochures and silhouette sheets for the public as well as bulletin boards with news and historical sighting records. Photos courtesy of Mike Street and Barry Cherriere 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. B) 2010 Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch BIRDHAWK is sponsored by HMANA. Info, list guidelines: http://www.hmana.org/ List archives,subscription options: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html To contact a list owner, email to: birdhawk-request(AT)listserv.arizona.edu ------------------------------ End of BIRDHAWK Digest - 18 Mar 2010 to 19 Mar 2010 (#2010-36) **************************************************************
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[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Merlin in Holderness From: "Iain MacLeod" <iain.macleod(AT)nhnature.org> Date: 20 Mar 2010 3:42pm 3/20/10, 3:30 p.m. Location: Squam Lakes Natural Science Center Merlin -- 1 adult male, hunting in parking lot (scattering robins) Iain MacLeod Executive Director Squam Lakes Natural Science Center 23 Science Center Road, PO Box 173, Holderness, NH 03245 Phone: 603-968-7194 ext. 23 Fax: 603-968-2229 iain.macleod(AT)nhnature.org www.nhnature.org <http://www.nhnature.org/> Advancing understanding of ecology by exploring NH's natural world TRAILS OPEN DAILY MAY 1 - NOVEMBER 1.
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: fish crow, Durham From: Kurk Dorsey <kd(AT)cisunix.unh.edu> Date: 20 Mar 2010 6:30pm Birders I added Fish Crow to the yard list today. The bird was heading WSW away from the center of town and the delectable dumpsters at the grocery store and dorms. Kurk Dorsey Durham
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Bob Hull Memorial Bird Walk in Durham From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net> Date: 20 Mar 2010 7:49pm Mark Hatfield and I led the 9th annual Bob Hull memorial bird walk today for the Seacoast Chapter of NH Audubon. The walk is held in memory of Bob Hull who, for many years back in the 1980's and 1990's would build bird boxes all winter and then would give them away in the spring to anyone who wanted one. He also put up and maintained the many boxes in the Durham area and kept track of the birds that used them. This year's trip brings on special meaning as Sheila Hull, Bob's wife for many years, died tragically in a car accident less than 3 months ago. Sheila was a strong supporter of the Seacoast Chapter of NH Audubon and annually attended these trips. About 18 birders showed up today and we cleaned out all of the Eastern Bluebird/Tree swallow boxes in the Durham area including those at West Foss Farm and the horse farm area. We also birded at the Moore Fields and then a brief trip extension to the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant and Swasey Park in Exeter. Ben Griffith put together a few photos from today's trip here: http://picasaweb.google.com/bgriffith/BobHullWalk2010# For those interested in building their own, this PDF file seemed to be a good source for details of construction for different types of birds and includes the "Peterson" Bluebird house as well as bat houses and bird feeders: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/wildlife/ndblinds/ndblinds.pdf and another site just for Bluebird boxes: http://www.gp.com/build/DocumentViewer.aspx?repository=bp&elementid=4457 In stark contrast to previous years, this year there was no snow and near record warmth with afternoon temperatures reaching 70F. Land birds were unimpressive, however we had some excellent views of Bluebirds investigating houses and wonderful sounds of Ruffed Grouse drumming. Birds seen in Durham only ------------------------------------ Canada Goose Mallard - 2 Hooded Merganser - 1 - Male flying through woods at Foss Farm. Common Merganser - 1 - Male flying over Market Place parking lot. Ruffed Grouse - 1 - At least one bird drumming. Possibly two. (FOY) Turkey Vulture - 1 Cooper's Hawk - 1 Red-tailed Hawk - 2 - Adult with full crop at Dairy barns plus one more at Moore Fields. Killdeer - 12 - Single flock of 12 at Moore Fields put up by Red-tailed Hawk. Mourning Dove Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 Hairy Woodpecker - 2 Pileated Woodpecker - 1 Blue Jay American Crow Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper - 1 - Nice views of birds near parking area for Foss Farm. Eastern Bluebird - 5 - Pair investigating boxes at Foss Farm and another pair investigating boxes at the Dairy Barns. American Robin Cedar Waxwing - 3 Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow - A few furtive birds at Foss Farm. Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle - A few large flocks of mostly males which appeared to be heading north. Purple Finch - 1 - A "female plumaged" bird singing at Foss Farm. (FOY) House Finch American Goldfinch House Sparrow And additional species seen during trip extension to Exeter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ring-necked Duck - 3 at Exeter WWTP Greater Scaup - 2 - Nice comparison of pair with the Lesser Scaup. Lesser Scaup - 26 at Exeter WWTP Bald Eagle - 2 - Both adults soaring together. MEW GULL - 1 immature continues from Swasey Park. Unfortunately, only seen by a few members of group. Tree Swallow - 2. One at treatment plant, one over Swasey Park. Note: I believe I have been inadvertently misspelling Swasey Park in Exeter in recent posts.....oops! Steve & Jane Mirick Bradford, MA
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: FOY Juncos From: "Airedale1" <Airedale1(AT)metrocast.net> Date: 20 Mar 2010 8:39pm FOY about a dozen Dark-eyed Juncos in our yard this morning. Paul Merritt Laconia, NH http://www.airedale1photography.com/
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Bob Hull walk add-ons From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net> Date: 20 Mar 2010 9:39pm Forgot to mention......with the extremely mild weather, I think these are my personal earliest records for bugs: Butterflys ------------- Eastern Comma - 1 at Foss Farm (See nice photo by B. Griffith) Mourning Cloak - 1 at Foss Farm Cabbage White - 1 in Exeter Herps -------- Eastern Painted Turtle - Loads at Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant Steve Mirick Bradford, MA
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: CT River birding From: eric.masterson(AT)myfairpoint.net Date: 20 Mar 2010 10:32pm Today I opted to bird the river from Hanover north. I am interested in the extent to which waterfowl use the river during spring migration. This year the birds have passed through the lower CT river from Hinsdale to Charlestown in large part - perhaps the pending cold front might change things, but I doubt it. From Charlestown to Hanover there is scant habitat - the river has steep banks with not much floodplain, but north all the way to Colebrook there is excellent habitat. That being said, there were slim pickings. Totals from Hanover to Colebrook Snow Goose - 10 flying southwest over Comerford Reservoir Canada Goose 310 total Mallard 40 Black Duck - 40 Green-winged Teal - 6 (Lunenberg VT) Hooded Merganser - 4 Common Merganser - 3 Common Goldeneye - 1 Turkey Vulture - eleven - easily observed as far north as Monroe Northern Harrier - 1 male Monroe Belted Kingfisher 1 Pine Warbler - song heard but could not find the bird (Bedell Bridge) Song Sparrow - present all the way north to Monroe Common Grackle - present all the way north to 2nd CT lake
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: concord-fish crow, woodduck, N Pintail, woodcock From: lee hansche <xxleeweexx(AT)yahoo.com> Date: 20 Mar 2010 11:02pm birded concord this morning and came back in the evening for a little more... 39 species total which is the best ive had in a while without visiting the coast... Horseshoe Pond: No Swan... Fish Crow Turkey Vulture House Finch White throated Sparrow (2 singing) and many more... Turtle pond: Hooded Merganser (2 in the morning, 3 in the evening) 2 Northern Pintail 1 Wood Duck Piliated Woodpecker Else where: Woodcock (a few heard at dusk at the farm up the hill from turtle pond) Eastern Bluebirds (6 or 7 seen around east concord) Killdeer Belted kingfisher Common Merganser (manchester) Peregrine Falcon (manchester) Lee Hansche Goffstown NH

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