Today's wind, like yesterday's, was not conducive to good raptor migration. For the better part of three hours Terry and I sat and waited and watched as one Sharp-shinned Hawk flew low over the park!
Today:
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Total - 1
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 2648
Osprey - 92
Bald Eagle - 65
Northern Harrier - 173
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2534
Cooper's Hawk - 35
Northern Goshawk - 4
Red-shouldered Hawk - 16
Broad-winged Hawk - 89
Red-tailed Hawk - 234
Rough-legged Hawk - 1
Golden Eagle - 2
American Kestrel - 298
Merlin - 100
Peregrine Falcon - 57
Total - 6348
Other Birds:
American Robin - lots
Eastern Towhee - 1 seen
Butterflies:
none
Mammals:
Nothing of note
Hawkwatchers:
Terry, Liz, plus a few others
Weather Prediction:
Oct 21st - cloudy with showers, E 25km/h and gusting to 42km/h (theweathernetwork.com) Looks like a good day to do something else! Thursday is looking great!
Walter
2 comments:
So glad to you back 'standing watch', Walter!
Thanks Daniel! It great to be back watching the birds again!
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