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Sep 7th & 8th - Eagles, Osprey, and Others!

RMG Raptor Watch
7th September 2018

Today:
Osprey - 2
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Merlin - 2
Total - 7

Hawkwatchers:
Theresa, Julie, Sheldon, Ron, Walter, Pat & Nancy, Hugh, Norm, Bruce F, Berle, Mark, Lee, Murray, and several others.  Thankyou!

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RMG Raptor Watch
8th September 2018

Today:
Osprey - 11
Bald Eagle - 16
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 8
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
Merlin - 2
Peregrine Falcon - 2
Unidentified Falcon - 1
Total - 42

Eagle Time (EDT):
07:45am - BE - 1
08:01am - BE - 1
08:56am - BE - 1
09:07am - BE - 1
09:09am - BE - 1
09:23am - BE - 2
09:28am - BE - 1
09:47am - BE - 1
10:39am - BE - 1
10:52am - BE - 2
11:25am - BE - 1
11:32am - BE - 1
12:27pm - BE - 1
04:43pm - BE - 1

To Date:
Osprey - 26
Bald Eagle - 41
Northern Harrier - 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 16
Broad-winged Hawk - 12
Red-tailed Hawk - 7
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 23
Merlin - 6
Peregrine Falcon - 3
Unidentified Buteo - 1
Unidentified Falcon - 1
Unidentified Raptor - 2
Total - 142

Some of today's excitement...

Osprey (Mike D)

Bald Eagle and Monarch butterfly (Mike D)

Bald Eagle (Mike D)

 Bald Eagle (Mike D)

Bald Eagle (Mike D)

Bald Eagle (Mike D)

Bald Eagle (Mike D)

Bald Eagle (Mike D)

Bald Eagle (Mike D)

local Red-tailed Hawk (Mike D)

Bald Eagle (Mike D)

Bald Eagle (Mike D)

Bald Eagle (Mike D)

local Turkey Vulture (Mike D)

local Turkey Vulture (Mike D)

Other Birds:
Loons (12), Common Ravens (2)

Common Raven (Mike D)

Insects:
Monarch butterflies - Another likely under-estimated count of 3000!

Hawkwatchers:
Phil, Sheldon, Mark, Bruce Massey, Walter, Mike D, Allison, Ron, Bruce & Ann Falls and their son Rob, Norm, Ed, Cori, Bruce Ferry, Lee, Susan, Ella, Ben, plus several others who stopped by.  Thankyou everyone for a spectacular day!

Weather Prediction:
East wind (The laziest wind) for Sunday and rain tonight.

See you all again soon,
Walter

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