A Cooper's Hawk and a Sharp-shinned Hawk were all that was countable today. The local Red-tailed Hawk did a really nice slow flyby along the bluffs and the local Cooper's Hawk flew around to the north chasing the Pigeons as usual.
Today:
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Total - 2
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 1866
Osprey - 125
Bald Eagle - 67
Northern Harrier - 212
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1780
Cooper's Hawk - 95
Northern Goshawk - 20
Red-shouldered Hawk - 29
Broad-winged Hawk - 757
Red-tailed Hawk - 855
Rough-legged Hawk - 8
Golden Eagle - 5
American Kestrel - 624
Merlin - 130
Peregrine Falcon - 47
Total - 6620
A small flock of ducks flew over the centre of the park today and my best guess would be that they were Scaup.
At the park today were: Pat, Nancy, Berle, Peter, Phil, Carol, and Allison.
Walter
November 23rd - Year Total Pushed To 6600+
A nice steady flow of hawks was observed over the park today, albeit somewhat slow. In all 32 birds came our way in the bright blue sky providing excellent views of many of the more northern Red-tails. They can have much darker markings on the underside of their bodies and wings. With today's sightings we've now pushed the 'Year' total to over 6600 raptors!
Today:
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 10
Northern Goshawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 19
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 32
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 1866
Osprey - 125
Bald Eagle - 67
Northern Harrier - 212
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1779
Cooper's Hawk - 94
Northern Goshawk - 20
Red-shouldered Hawk - 29
Broad-winged Hawk - 757
Red-tailed Hawk - 855
Rough-legged Hawk - 8
Golden Eagle - 5
American Kestrel - 624
Merlin - 130
Peregrine Falcon - 47
Total - 6618
Red-tailed Hawk
Many insects flying about the Watch today including a very late small dragonfly.
Hawk watchers today included: Carol, Ron, Berle, Cori, Theresa, Pat, Nancy, Phil, Ann, and Terry 2. Thankyou all for your help in spotting the birds up in the blue.
Walter
Today:
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 10
Northern Goshawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 19
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 32
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 1866
Osprey - 125
Bald Eagle - 67
Northern Harrier - 212
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1779
Cooper's Hawk - 94
Northern Goshawk - 20
Red-shouldered Hawk - 29
Broad-winged Hawk - 757
Red-tailed Hawk - 855
Rough-legged Hawk - 8
Golden Eagle - 5
American Kestrel - 624
Merlin - 130
Peregrine Falcon - 47
Total - 6618
Red-tailed Hawk
Many insects flying about the Watch today including a very late small dragonfly.
Hawk watchers today included: Carol, Ron, Berle, Cori, Theresa, Pat, Nancy, Phil, Ann, and Terry 2. Thankyou all for your help in spotting the birds up in the blue.
Walter
November 21st & 22nd - No Birds!
I was at the Watch today between 11:30AM - 1:00PM and saw nothing. Peter was there for about 45 minutes before I arrived and he had nothing to report either. Pat & Nancy joined me for about an hour before the cold damp air got to them. Ann arrived just in time to offer me a drive home - so kind of her. Tomorrow's weather prediction is for more NNE and ENE winds so we'll try again.
Walter
Walter
November 20th - 10 More Birds Today
A few close birds and a few distant birds today on north-west winds. Temps sure dropped as the afternoon sun set. Only 10 days to go folks!
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 5
Total - 10
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 1866
Osprey - 125
Bald Eagle - 67
Northern Harrier - 211
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1769
Cooper's Hawk - 94
Northern Goshawk - 19
Red-shouldered Hawk - 29
Broad-winged Hawk - 757
Red-tailed Hawk - 836
Rough-legged Hawk - 8
Golden Eagle - 5
American Kestrel - 624
Merlin - 130
Peregrine Falcon - 46
Total - 6586
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Cooper's Hawk
Nothing to report from the non-raptor world today.
More birders than birds today with: Mike 3, Pat, Nancy, Cori, Ann, Phil, Berle, Tim, Gunnar, Mike 2, and Paul on hand.
Walter
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 5
Total - 10
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 1866
Osprey - 125
Bald Eagle - 67
Northern Harrier - 211
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1769
Cooper's Hawk - 94
Northern Goshawk - 19
Red-shouldered Hawk - 29
Broad-winged Hawk - 757
Red-tailed Hawk - 836
Rough-legged Hawk - 8
Golden Eagle - 5
American Kestrel - 624
Merlin - 130
Peregrine Falcon - 46
Total - 6586
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Cooper's Hawk
Nothing to report from the non-raptor world today.
More birders than birds today with: Mike 3, Pat, Nancy, Cori, Ann, Phil, Berle, Tim, Gunnar, Mike 2, and Paul on hand.
Walter
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