Rosetta McClain Gardens Raptor Watch: Oct 21st - 219 Birds, 10 Species, 4 Eagles!

TODAY:
Turkey Vulture - 36
Bald Eagle - 4
Northern Harrier - 12
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 118
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Northern Goshawk - 2
Red-shouldered Hawk - 3
Red-tailed Hawk - 30
American Kestrel - 7
Merlin - 1
Unidentified Buteo - 4
Total - 219

EAGLE TIME (EDT):
10:36am - Bald Eagle - 1
11:35am - Bald Eagle - 1
11:39am - Bald Eagle - 1
12:30pm - Bald Eagle - 1

TO DATE:
Turkey Vulture - 916
Osprey - 64
Bald Eagle - 82
Northern Harrier - 152
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1423
Cooper's Hawk - 57
Northern Goshawk - 6
Red-shouldered Hawk - 26
Broad-winged Hawk - 28
Red-tailed Hawk - 150
Rough-legged Hawk - 0
Golden Eagle - 2
American Kestrel - 370
Merlin - 74
Peregrine Falcon - 40
Unidentified Accipiter - 2
Unidentified Buteo - 15
Unidentified Eagle - 1
Unidentified Falcon - 11
Unidentified Raptor - 2
Total - 3421

Red-tailed Hawk (Mike D)

Bald Eagle (Mike D)

The following sequence of photos are of the same two birds -

a Red-shouldered Hawk and a Sharp-shinned Hawk

(Mike D)

(Lee)

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Lee)

Northern Harrier (Lee)

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Mike D)

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Lee)

Red-tailed Hawk (Mike D)

Red-tailed Hawk (Lee)

Northern Goshawk (Mike D)

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Mike D)

Red-tailed Hawk (Mike D)

Cooper's Hawk (Lee)

Northern Goshawk (Lee)

Turkey Vulture (Lee)

OTHER BIRDS:
Highlights included - Red-necked Grebe, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Greater Yellowlegs, Bonaparte's Gull, Gull sp., Red-throated Loon, Loon sp. (101), Common Raven, Swallow sp., Eastern Bluebird, Purple Finch, White-winged Crossbill, Pine Siskin, Evening Grosbeak, Fox Sparrow, plus others!

INSECTS:
Butterflies - Monarch - 3

HAWKWATCHERS:
Phil, Walter, Mike D, Bruce M, Theresa, Kris, Brian, Lee, Dave, Arvo, Ron, Justin, Amanda, Freida, Norm, Irv, Mark, Allison, Winston, Paul, Eleanor, Sarah, Jack, Nolan, Berle, Lynn, Leslie & Mike, Betty, and many others! Thankyou all for another beautiful day!