Oct 9th - 46 Raptors!

Today:
Turkey Vulture - 7
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 29
Cooper's Hawk - 4
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
American Kestrel - 2
Total - 46

To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 280
Osprey - 61
Bald Eagle - 70
Northern Harrier - 87
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 550
Cooper's Hawk - 24
Northern Goshawk - 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 0
Broad-winged Hawk - 27
Red-tailed Hawk - 42
Rough-legged Hawk - 0
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 236
Merlin - 44
Peregrine Falcon - 28
Unidentified Accipiter - 0
Unidentified Buteo - 6
Unidentified Eagle - 0
Unidentified Falcon - 5
Unidentified Raptor - 2
Total - 1463

Other Birds:
Carolina Wren - 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler - a few
Blue Jay - some still migrating!

Insects:
Butterflies - Monarch - 33 (Betty tagged 10), Cabbage White - 9, Clouded Sulphur - 2, Black Swallowtail - 1, Red Admiral - 1, Orange Sulphur - 1, and Question Mark - 1
Dragonflies - some still migrating!

Hawkwatchers:
Betty, Bill, Walter, Cori, and MC.  Thankyou for a lovely afternoon!

Weather Prediction:
Keep your eye on Friday, it could be good.

See you again soon,
Walter