Many of today's birds were either way up or way out...sometimes that happens! It's part of what makes hawk watching so much fun...the searching! After a wonderful day of straining to see birds, the last one came right down the path beside us and was flying only about 6 feet off the ground...it was a Sharpie! Very cool!!!
Today:
Osprey - 10
Bald Eagle - 4
Northern Harrier - 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 157
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 69
Red-tailed Hawk - 3
American Kestrel - 41
Merlin - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 298
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 4
Osprey - 46
Bald Eagle - 18
Northern Harrier - 24
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 540
Cooper's Hawk - 6
Northern Goshawk - 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 0
Broad-winged Hawk - 87
Red-tailed Hawk - 9
Rough-legged Hawk - 0
Golden Eagle - 0
American Kestrel - 189
Merlin - 31
Peregrine Falcon - 7
Total - 961
Eagle Time (DST):
11:16am - BE (imm)
11:34am - BE (imm)
11:52am - BE (imm)
1:19pm - BE (imm)
Today's photos are courtesy of Mike...
American Kestrel
American Kestrel
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Birds:
Blue Jay - likely our first flock going south for the winter
Common Loon - 24 heading south
Common Nighthawk - 1
Rock Pigeon - two flocks of racing pigeons
Shorebird (unknown species) - flew over with a Rock Pigeon
part of a large flock pigeons bred and raised to race
Common Loon passing overhead
Butterflies:
Monarch - 400+ flying through all over the sky
Mammals:
Eastern Cottontail - 1
Hawk Watchers:
Mike, Kevin, Betty, Leon, Sheldon, Kris, Ron, Manny, Pat & Nancy, Norm, Berle, Peter, Arvo, Hugh, Charlie, and several others. Thankyou everyone, that wasn't easy today!
Weather Prediction:
Sep 12th - rain, N 25-30km/h and gusting
See you tomorrow at the park,
Walter
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