A decent follow-up to yesterday's great day. We started out the morning with 3 Northern Harriers flying over together only a few minutes after I'd arrived at 7:30am followed shortly thereafter by an Osprey. We had a fairly steady stream of raptors throughout the morning but then they slowed just after lunch as the wind switched around from NE to E.
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 1
Osprey - 2
Bald Eagle - 7
Northern Harrier - 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 28
Cooper's Hawk - 4
Red-tailed Hawk - 6
American Kestrel - 3
Merlin - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 5
Total - 68
Eagle Time (EDT):
09:25am - BE - 1
10:10am - BE - 2
10:40am - BE - 2
11:07am - BE - 1
12:50pm - BE - 1
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 273
Osprey - 61
Bald Eagle - 70
Northern Harrier - 86
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 520
Cooper's Hawk - 20
Broad-winged Hawk - 26
Red-tailed Hawk - 40
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 234
Merlin - 43
Peregrine Falcon - 28
Unidentified Buteo - 6
Unidentified Falcon - 5
Unidentified Raptor - 2
Total - 1415
Other Birds:
Common Raven - 5, Great Blue Heron - 1, and lots of songbirds, especially very early in the day!
Insects:
Monarch - 2, Question Mark - 1
Hawkwatchers:
Walter, Theresa, Julie, Stephan, Dave, Peter, Ron, Hugh, Jennifer, and Bruce F. Thankyou!
Happy Thanksgiving,
Walter
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
See you at the fence,
Walter
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
Oct 3rd - 4 Birds!
Today:
Osprey - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 2
Total - 4
Insects:
Monarchs - 16 tagged. I was surprised to learn that Terry and Betty's bid to break the World Monarch Tagging Record continues! - LOL!!!
A big 'thankyou' to the gardeners at RMG for continually deadheading the Butterfly Bushes and promoting new flower growth throughout the Fall - fantastic job!
Hawkwatchers:
Theresa, Julie, Betty, Terry and Ann.
Weather Prediction:
If all holds, tomorrow afternoon could be really good for hawk watching. Fairly strong NW wind is predicted. Good luck if you go, unfortunately I'll be busy elsewhere.
Walter
Osprey - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 2
Total - 4
Peregrine Falcon (Ann)
Insects:
Monarchs - 16 tagged. I was surprised to learn that Terry and Betty's bid to break the World Monarch Tagging Record continues! - LOL!!!
Monarchs - They're still flowing along the escarpment
and stopping at RMG for nectar! (Ann)
A big 'thankyou' to the gardeners at RMG for continually deadheading the Butterfly Bushes and promoting new flower growth throughout the Fall - fantastic job!
Hawkwatchers:
Theresa, Julie, Betty, Terry and Ann.
Weather Prediction:
If all holds, tomorrow afternoon could be really good for hawk watching. Fairly strong NW wind is predicted. Good luck if you go, unfortunately I'll be busy elsewhere.
Walter
Oct 1st - 6 Raptors
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Merlin - 1
Total - 6
Other Birds:
Common Raven - 2
Hawkwatchers:
Theresa, Dave and maybe a few others.
Walter
Turkey Vulture - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Merlin - 1
Total - 6
Merlin (Theresa)
a pair of Turkey Vultures from Sep 15th (Elias)
Other Birds:
Common Raven - 2
Hawkwatchers:
Theresa, Dave and maybe a few others.
Walter
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
Other Birds:
White-crowned Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows, Kinglets and Warblers
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
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
Sep 29th - Our second best day ever...
...this year - one hundred and four birds! Big thankyous go out to Berle (morning shift) and Dave (afternoon shift) for keeping count today.
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 47
Bald Eagle - 1
Northern Harrier - 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 38
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Broad-winged Hawk - 2
American Kestrel - 5
Merlin - 5
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 104
Eagle Time (EDT):
02:38pm - BE - 1
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 92
Osprey - 54
Bald Eagle - 61
Northern Harrier - 33
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 211
Cooper's Hawk - 11
Broad-winged Hawk - 24
Red-tailed Hawk - 27
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 101
Merlin - 27
Peregrine Falcon - 20
Unidentified Buteo - 3
Unidentified Falcon - 4
Unidentified Raptor - 2
Total - 671
Other Birds:
Loon sp. - 3, Blue Jay - lots!
Insects:
Monarch - 75
Hawkwatchers:
Berle, Dave, Norm, Lynn, Lee and a few others.
Weather Prediction:
Rain!
See you soon,
Walter
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 47
Bald Eagle - 1
Northern Harrier - 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 38
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Broad-winged Hawk - 2
American Kestrel - 5
Merlin - 5
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 104
Eagle Time (EDT):
02:38pm - BE - 1
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 92
Osprey - 54
Bald Eagle - 61
Northern Harrier - 33
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 211
Cooper's Hawk - 11
Broad-winged Hawk - 24
Red-tailed Hawk - 27
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 101
Merlin - 27
Peregrine Falcon - 20
Unidentified Buteo - 3
Unidentified Falcon - 4
Unidentified Raptor - 2
Total - 671
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Lee)
Turkey Vulture (Lee)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Lee)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Lee)
Cooper's Hawk (Lee)
American Kestrel (Lee)
Cooper's Hawk (Lee)
Other Birds:
Loon sp. - 3, Blue Jay - lots!
Blue Jay (Lee)
Insects:
Monarch - 75
Monarch (Lee)
Hawkwatchers:
Berle, Dave, Norm, Lynn, Lee and a few others.
Weather Prediction:
Rain!
See you soon,
Walter
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