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Sep 30th - 11 Birds!

Today:
Osprey - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
American Kestrel - 3
Merlin - 4
Total - 11

To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 92
Osprey - 55
Bald Eagle - 61
Northern Harrier - 34
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 213
Cooper's Hawk - 11
Broad-winged Hawk - 24
Red-tailed Hawk - 27
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 104
Merlin - 31
Peregrine Falcon - 20
Unidentified Buteo - 3
Unidentified Falcon - 4
Unidentified Raptor - 2
Total - 682

Merlin and a migrating Monarch (Lee)

Other Birds:
White-crowned Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows, Kinglets and Warblers
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Lee)

Insects:
Congratulations to Terry, Betty and all that helped - an incredible 2117 Monarch butterflies were tagged between August 9th and September 26th!  Hopefully still more knowledge will be gained about the migration of this beautiful little creature.

Hawkwatchers:
Lee, Dave, Berle, Mark, Ron, and Patti

Weather Prediction:
Good NE wind but raining all day by the looks of it!

See you when the clouds break,
Walter

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