The skies over Rosetta turned 'red' again this afternoon as we observed lots of high-flying Red-tailed Hawks pass over the park. Unfortunately most birds today appeared as black pepper specks up against a gray sky making spotting and ID'ing fairly difficult. I'd like to thank everyone for their help once again today.
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 1
Bald Eagle - 2 (juvenile 1:00, 2:30)
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Cooper's Hawk - 3
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 202
Rough-legged Hawk - 2
Merlin - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 2
Total - 216
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 1848
Osprey - 125
Bald Eagle - 63
Northern Harrier - 186
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1723
Cooper's Hawk - 82
Northern Goshawk - 16
Red-shouldered Hawk - 19
Broad-winged Hawk - 757
Red-tailed Hawk - 455
Rough-legged Hawk - 3
Golden Eagle - 2
American Kestrel - 620
Merlin - 128
Peregrine Falcon - 44
Total - 6071
Rough-legged Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Cooper's Hawk
Those who hung in today were rewarded with a Short-eared Owl which flew overhead heading west and a Northern Shrike which landed in the big Maple for a brief rest before moving on.
Short-eared Owl
Northern Shrike
Thermals?
Watching Red-tails passing over the north end.
Many Hawk watchers including: Peter, Lorne, Terry 2, Tom, Betty, Ron, Berle, Theresa, Ann, Phil, Gunnar, Pat & Nancy, Tony, Bruce Falls, and we welcomed Brian to the Watch today.
Walter
3 comments:
We're hoping to get down next week when on vacation, been following all the posts.
I couldnt get down,but was there in spirit. Spent the day at Kortright,just behind the barn,where there is a wide open vista and I was interested to see how many raptors passed by on a good wind day. I wasnt disappointed as I saw 190 raptors
20-TV
2-NH
1-BE
4-SS
1-CH
3-RS
151-RT
3-RL
5-GE
Most birds were high,some were quite distant. Alot were high but overhead. Some were within camera range. Including 2 of the GEs and an RS.
Glad Rosetta had another good day!! Next good north wind should bring many birds!
ok so some things never change..it was 189 not 190.
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