Wind (current)

Sep 21st - Strong SW Wind, 11 Birds!

Today:
Turkey Vulture - 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 3
American Kestrel - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 11

To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 32
Osprey - 48
Bald Eagle - 50
Northern Harrier - 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 118
Cooper's Hawk - 6
Broad-winged Hawk - 21
Red-tailed Hawk - 19
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 84
Merlin - 15
Peregrine Falcon - 11
Unidentified Buteo - 3
Unidentified Falcon - 3
Unidentified Raptor - 2
Total - 432

Red-tailed Hawk (Theresa)

Red-tailed Hawk (Theresa)

Cooper's Hawk (Theresa)

Insects:
Monarch - 250 (estimated).  Congratulations go out to Terry and Betty for tagging their 2000th Monarch butterfly of the season today!

Hawkwatchers:
Theresa, Sophie, Walter, Allison, Jennifer, Joe, Byron plus a few others including 2 birders from 'The Peg'.

Weather Prediction:
According to The Weather Network - moderate wind blowing down from the north, slowing as the afternoon progresses.  We should have a decent flight of raptors.

See you there,
Walter

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