October 8th - 33 Birds Today!

A fairly quiet day in the park today, many folks are probably up north or just taking it easy this long weekend. Not many birders either today.

Today:
Northern Harrier - 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 27
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Total - 33

To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 1379
Osprey - 114
Bald Eagle - 55
Northern Harrier - 151
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1411
Cooper's Hawk - 54
Northern Goshawk - 10
Red-shouldered Hawk - 4
Broad-winged Hawk - 756
Red-tailed Hawk - 100
American Kestrel - 587
Merlin - 76
Peregrine Falcon - 25
Total - 4722

Cooper's Hawk

Sharp-shinned Hawk (adult)

Red-tailed Hawk

Lots of Kinglets around again today. Red-breasted Nuthatch, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Downy Woodpecker also seen. In the world of butterflies not much is being observed now: Sulphurs, Whites, and still a few Monarchs moving through.

Our bird watchers today were: Berle, Mike 2, Mike 3, and Allison.

Walter