Oct 4th - And the Dam Breaks!!!

655 Birds!!!  Glad that everyone got to see lots of raptors today, wished I could've been there.  I'll be sure to be at the park at sunrise tomorrow morning to watch for any leftovers that didn't make it to the sky over Rosetta today.

Today:
Turkey Vulture - 179
Osprey - 3
Bald Eagle - 2
Northern Harrier - 40
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 276
Cooper's Hawk - 5
Broad-winged Hawk - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 6
American Kestrel - 127
Merlin - 10
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Unidentified Buteo - 3
Unidentified Falcon - 1
Total - 655

Eagle Time (EDT):
10:40am - BE - 1
05:40pm - BE - 1

To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 272
Osprey - 59
Bald Eagle - 63
Northern Harrier - 75
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 492
Cooper's Hawk - 16
Broad-winged Hawk - 26
Red-tailed Hawk - 34
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 231
Merlin - 42
Peregrine Falcon - 21
Unidentified Buteo - 6
Unidentified Falcon - 5
Unidentified Raptor - 2
Total - 1347

Osprey (Kris)

Northern Harrier (Theresa)

Turkey Vulture (Theresa)

Broad-winged Hawk (Kris)

Northern Harrier and the Moon (Theresa)

Other Birds:

Lots of others including a pair of Cackling Geese.

Two Cackling Geese (upper pair) mixing with Canada Geese (Theresa)

Hawkwatchers:

Theresa, Kris, Betty, Hugh, Allison, Ron, Jean, Sheldon, Jim, Dave, Joe, Bruce F, Jennifer, Arvo, Berle, MC, Peter, George, Sharon, Queenie, HK, and several others.  Thankyou everyone!!!

Weather Prediction:

Strong NE wind will start-off the morning then switch to E wind for the remainder of the day.

See you at the fence,
Walter