Sep 8th - 173 Birds, 12 Eagles!

Now that's more like it!!!  With the north wind today most birds were nothing more than pepper specks way up but we got 'em.  Big shoutout to anyone with a camera today, you were a great help once again.

Today:
Osprey - 11
Bald Eagle - 12
Northern Harrier - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 75
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 52
Red-tailed Hawk - 8
American Kestrel - 4
Unidentified Buteo - 8
Total - 173

Eagle Time (DST):
12:34 - BE x5
12:53 - BE
12:56 - BE x2
03:00 - BE x2
03:10 - BE x2

To Date:
Osprey - 21
Bald Eagle - 29
Northern Harrier - 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 124
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 53
Red-tailed Hawk - 8
American Kestrel - 5
Merlin - 1
Unidentified Buteo - 10
Total - 258

Photos:

Cooper's Hawk (Theresa)

Bald Eagle (Elias)

American Kestrel (Lee)

Cooper's Hawk (Lee)

Merlin (Lee)

Broad-winged Hawk (Lee)

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Lee)

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Lee)

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Lee)

 Broad-winged Hawk (Lee)

Bald Eagle (Lee)

Red-tailed Hawk (Theresa)

Other Birds:
Turkey Vulture (local), Cooper's Hawk (local), Merlin (local), Red-tailed Hawk (local), Common Raven, Chimney Swift, Cedar Waxwing

Insects:
Monarch, Orange Sulphur and Clouded Sulphur butterflies amongst others

Hawkwatchers:
Theresa, Elias, Mark, Mike & Leslie, Kris, Norm, Brian, Sophie, Naish, Bruce, Lee, Arvo, Bruce & Ann Falls & family, MC, Salman, Charles, Sally, and several others.  Thankyou everyone!

Weather Prediction:
Wind starts out from the NE but by 10 o'clock it switches and comes from the E.  Not great.

Walter