Thank God for butterflies because unfortunately we've just experienced our worst-ever month of hawk-watching at Rosetta - only 38 raptors! I believe we had just one or two days that had a 'north' element in the wind and with all the heat and humidity day after day, I personally don't think we've missed birds, I think they're yet to come. We start September with a day of wind blowing down from the north so we'll see if I'm correct, we'll see if they've been backed-up waiting. Finger's crossed!
Here's what we've counted so far...
Turkey Vulture - 4
Osprey - 4
Bald Eagle - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 6
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Broad-winged Hawk - 4
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 6
Merlin - 6
Peregrine Falcon - 3
Total - 38
Bird species - 61
Butterfly species - 24
Monarch - 566 (351 tagged)
Mammal species - 4
Weather Prediction:
Sep 1st - mainly sunny with a high of 25 degrees celcius, north wind at 25km/h and gusting!
The Weather Network
See you along the fence!
Walter
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