Oct 18th - 1409 Birds, 12 Eagles.

Okay, that was better than yesterday!!!

Today:
Turkey Vulture - 1146
Bald Eagle - 9
Northern Harrier - 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 174
Cooper's Hawk - 4
Northern Goshawk - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 10
Broad-winged Hawk - 3
Red-tailed Hawk - 31
American Kestrel - 3
Merlin - 2
Peregrine Falcon - 5
Unidentified Buteo - 9
Unidentified Eagle - 3
Total - 1409

Eagle Time (EDT):
10:45am - BE
10:49am - BE
11:58am - BE
12:01pm - BE
12:08pm - BE
12:52pm - BE
01:13pm - BE
03:24pm - UE
03:38pm - UE
03:58pm - BE x2
04:40pm - UE

To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 2361
Osprey - 37
Bald Eagle - 72
Northern Harrier - 70
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 615
Cooper's Hawk - 12
Northern Goshawk - 2
Red-shouldered Hawk - 12
Broad-winged Hawk - 70
Red-tailed Hawk - 82
Rough-legged Hawk - 0
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 192
Merlin - 19
Peregrine Falcon - 16
Unidentified Accipiter - 0
Unidentified Buteo - 26
Unidentified Eagle - 3
Unidentified Falcon - 6
Unidentified Raptor - 8
Total - 3604

Northern Goshawk (Brian)

Bald Eagle (Theresa)

 American Kestrel (Brian)

Red-shouldered Hawk (Arvo)

Bald Eagle (Theresa)

Red-shouldered Hawk (Brian)

Turkey Vulture (Theresa)

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Brian)

Turkey Vulture (Brian)

V is for Vulture Day! (Walter)

Other Birds:
50 species in and around the park according to all who reported on eBird.

Insects:
Butterflies - Monarch (6), Eastern Comma (1)
Dragonflies - Green Darner

Hawkwatchers:
Walter, Noam, Ella, Theresa, Kris, Jennifer, Dave, Phil, Connor, Elias, Allison, Mike, Arvo, Hugh, Naish, Lynn, MC, and likely I few others that I missed.  Thankyou everyone for another amazing hawk-watching day!!!

Weather Prediction:
Wind not condusive to good hawk migration!

Walter

Oct 17th - 86 Birds, 2 Eagles.

The wind gusts might've been a tad strong, the sky might've been a little too threatening, hard to say as it turned out to be a slow but steady day of hawk watching.  Getting 11 species didn't hurt though and kept things interesting for everyone.  With the 100% cloud cover all day of course identifying the birds was challenging at best.  Thankfully with a bit of discussion and some great photography work we managed to get by just fine and actually ended up with some nice surprises.

Today:
Turkey Vulture - 5
Bald Eagle - 2
Northern Harrier - 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 23
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Northern Goshawk - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 3
American Kestrel - 35
Merlin - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 2
Unidentified Buteo - 1
Total - 86

Eagle Time (EDT):
02:20pm - BE
02:55pm - BE

To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 1215
Osprey - 37
Bald Eagle - 63
Northern Harrier - 61
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 441
Cooper's Hawk - 8
Northern Goshawk - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 2
Broad-winged Hawk - 67
Red-tailed Hawk - 51
Rough-legged Hawk - 0
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 189
Merlin - 17
Peregrine Falcon - 11
Unidentified Accipiter - 0
Unidentified Buteo - 17
Unidentified Eagle - 0
Unidentified Falcon - 6
Unidentified Raptor - 8
Total - 2195

Bald Eagle (Brian)

Northern Goshawk (Brian)

Northern Harrier (Brian)

American Kestrel (Brian)

Red-shouldered Hawk (Brian)

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Brian)

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Brian)

Turkey Vulture (Brian)

Other Birds:
Merlin (local), Red-tailed Hawk (local), Common Loon, Yellow-rumped Warbler (several!), Brant (185+), Northern Shoveler (3)

Brant (Elias)

Brant (Elias)

Brant (same group) (Brian)

Insects:
Dragonflies - 1

Hawkwatchers:
Walter, Kris, Phil, Jennifer, Connor, Terry, Elias, Dave, Peter, Arvo, Bruce M, Brian, and others.  Thankyou everyone for all your help today!

Weather Prediction:
NW wind again tomorrow but not gusting as strong.  Should be good!  A bit more sun as well.

See you at the park,
Walter

Oct 16th - Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Not.

Although the winds are absolutely perfect tomorrow (Thursday), the rain may be an issue, we'll just have to wait and see....and then we'll have to wait and see what the birds think.

From what I understand the washrooms at Rosetta are likely closed for the winter now.  I'll get the details if and when I get down to the park tomorrow.

Maybe we'll see you there...maybe not,
Walter

Oct 14th - Not Much Since Oct 4th.

With all of the E wind we've experienced lately not many migrating raptors have flown over Rosetta, only 45 birds in total since the 4th.  A big 'thankyou' to everyone who has been to the park and reported their sightings.

Here's where we are as of this morning...

Currently:
Turkey Vulture - 1208
Osprey - 37
Bald Eagle - 61
Northern Harrier - 50
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 417
Cooper's Hawk - 7
Northern Goshawk - 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 67
Red-tailed Hawk - 48
Rough-legged Hawk - 0
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 153
Merlin - 16
Peregrine Falcon - 9
Unidentified Accipiter - 0
Unidentified Buteo - 16
Unidentified Eagle - 0
Unidentified Falcon - 6
Unidentified Raptor - 8
Total - 2105

Hopefully someone sees a few migrants today.  I'm crushin' turkey later so I can't get down to the park.

Keep an eye on Thursday's weather forecast!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend and a Happy Thanksgiving,
Walter