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Sep 18th - 142 Raptors, 11/15 Species!

Today it took the birds a little while to show but once they did we had a steady stream flying over the park.  Any day when we've had 11 out of the possible 15 usual suspects, we've done good.  At one point this afternoon we had all 3 falcons in the air at the same time - something we don't usually see.  Thank you everyone for a wonderful day of hawk watching - not easy when the sky is blue.

Today:
Turkey Vulture - 20
Osprey - 6
Bald Eagle - 1
Northern Harrier - 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 53
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Broad-winged Hawk - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 5
American Kestrel - 37
Merlin - 5
Peregrine Falcon - 3
Unidentified Buteo - 2
Unidentified Falcon - 1
Total - 142

Eagle Time (EDT):
03:36pm - BE - 1 (adult)

To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 20
Osprey - 41
Bald Eagle - 46
Northern Harrier - 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 109
Cooper's Hawk - 3
Broad-winged Hawk - 18
Red-tailed Hawk - 12
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 61
Merlin - 13
Peregrine Falcon - 9
Unidentified Buteo - 3
Unidentified Falcon - 2
Unidentified Raptor - 2
Total - 348

Other Birds:
Loon sp (3), Eastern Bluebird (3), Blue Jay (4000+), and a Great Blue Heron

Insects:
Monarchs - 250 (estimated)
Dragonflies - lots!!!

Hawkwatchers:
Theresa, Sheldon, Berle, Walter, Hugh, Charlie, Dave, Lynn, Terry, Betty, Bruce Falls and son Rob, plus several others.  Thankyou!

Weather Prediction:
Wednesday will start out with N wind and then transition to NE wind mid-day.  Birds should be flying up a bit higher than today so bring your chair.

See you at the fence,
Walter

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