Sep 23rd - A Wind Direction Shift Brought Some Birds.

Wished I could've been at Rosetta this afternoon but sometimes life gets in the way, as you know.  Anyway, not a problem because the folks gathered did a fantastic job without me, as they always do.

Today:
Turkey Vulture - 14
Osprey - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 33
Broad-winged Hawk - 3
American Kestrel - 20
Merlin - 3
Unidentified Buteo - 1
Unidentified Falcon - 3
Total - 79

Above 3 shots - Merlin snackin' on a dragonfly (Lee)

local Cooper's Hawk (Lee)

To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 14
Osprey - 25
Bald Eagle - 39
Northern Harrier - 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 215
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Broad-winged Hawk - 56
Red-tailed Hawk - 8
American Kestrel - 36
Merlin - 8
Unidentified Buteo - 11
Unidentified Falcon - 4
Total - 426

Other Birds:
Local Merlin, Red-tailed Hawk and Cooper's Hawk

Insects:
Butterflies - Pipevine Swallowtail

Pipevine Swallowtail (Theresa)

same Pipevine Swallowtail (Theresa)

Hawkwatchers:
Lee, Jim, Betty, Theresa, Peter, Walter (along Kingston Road) and maybe a few others.
Thankyou everyone!

Weather Prediction:
Finally, NW wind!!!  At the time of writing (10:30pm) tomorrow is looking to be a fantastic day...so long as the birds read the same forecast, of course.  I'll be there early to catch that first bird!

See you along the fence,
Walter