Sep 19th - 71 Raptors, 11 Species.

Today:
Turkey Vulture - 6
Osprey - 7
Bald Eagle - 4
Northern Harrier - 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 6
Cooper's Hawk - 3
Broad-winged Hawk - 3
Red-tailed Hawk - 5
American Kestrel - 22
Merlin - 2
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Unidentified Falcon - 1
Total - 71

Eagle Time (EDT):
10:41am - BE - 1
12:07pm - BE - 1
12:34pm - BE - 2

To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 26
Osprey - 48
Bald Eagle - 50
Northern Harrier - 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 115
Cooper's Hawk - 6
Broad-winged Hawk - 21
Red-tailed Hawk - 17
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 83
Merlin - 15
Peregrine Falcon - 10
Unidentified Buteo - 3
Unidentified Falcon - 3
Unidentified Raptor - 2
Total - 419

adult Bald Eagle (Joe)

juvenile Broad-winged Hawk (Joe)

adult Red-tailed Hawk (Joe)

juvenile Red-tailed Hawk (Joe)

juvenile Northern Harriers (Lee)

American Kestrel (Joe)

2 American Kestrels and a Sharp-shinned Hawk (Lee)

Other Birds:
Loon sp - 4
Blue Jay - 4000+
Common Raven - 1

Loon heading south (Lee)

Cedar Waxwings (Lee)

Blue Jay! (Lee)

a pair of Northern Flickers (Lee)

Insects:
Monarchs - 300 (estimated)
Mourning Cloak - 1 (25th butterfly species since August 1st)
Dragonflies - several!

Mexico or bust! (Lee)

Hawkwatchers:
Walter, Joe, Lee, Theresa, Julie, Hugh, Ron, Berle, Pat & Nancy, Shael, Joyce, Rosemary, Dave, Peter, Bruce F, and many others.  Thank you everyone!

Weather Prediction:
Keep an eye on Saturday and possibly Sunday.

See you again soon,
Walter