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
Sep 27th - 6 Raptors!
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 1
Osprey - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 3
Merlin - 1
Total - 6
Other Birds:
Blue Jay - 5000+
Hawkwatchers:
Allison, Theresa, Berle, Mark, Jennifer, plus a couple of short visitors.
Walter
Turkey Vulture - 1
Osprey - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 3
Merlin - 1
Total - 6
Other Birds:
Blue Jay - 5000+
Hawkwatchers:
Allison, Theresa, Berle, Mark, Jennifer, plus a couple of short visitors.
Walter
Sep 26th - 61 Birds
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 4
Osprey - 2
Bald Eagle - 1
Northern Harrier - 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 29
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 8
Merlin - 3
Peregrine Falcon - 7
Unidentified Falcon - 1
Total - 61
Eagle Time (EDT):
03:30pm - BE - 1
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 44
Osprey - 53
Bald Eagle - 60
Northern Harrier - 30
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 170
Cooper's Hawk - 9
Broad-winged Hawk - 22
Red-tailed Hawk - 27
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 96
Merlin - 21
Peregrine Falcon - 19
Unidentified Buteo - 3
Unidentified Falcon - 4
Unidentified Raptor - 2
Total - 561
Other Birds:
Loon sp. (3), Blue Jay (1410)
Insects:
Monarch (400 estimated), Dragonfly sp. (many!)
Hawkwatchers:
Lee, Mark, Theresa, Jennifer, Berle, Julie, Hugh, Ron, Arvo, Barbara, Betty, Walter, Allison and several others who stopped by and looked up.
See you at the fence,
Walter
Turkey Vulture - 4
Osprey - 2
Bald Eagle - 1
Northern Harrier - 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 29
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 8
Merlin - 3
Peregrine Falcon - 7
Unidentified Falcon - 1
Total - 61
Eagle Time (EDT):
03:30pm - BE - 1
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 44
Osprey - 53
Bald Eagle - 60
Northern Harrier - 30
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 170
Cooper's Hawk - 9
Broad-winged Hawk - 22
Red-tailed Hawk - 27
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 96
Merlin - 21
Peregrine Falcon - 19
Unidentified Buteo - 3
Unidentified Falcon - 4
Unidentified Raptor - 2
Total - 561
Bald Eagle (Theresa)
Osprey (Theresa)
local Red-tailed Hawk (Theresa)
Turkey Vulture (Theresa)
Osprey (Ann)
Other Birds:
Loon sp. (3), Blue Jay (1410)
Insects:
Monarch (400 estimated), Dragonfly sp. (many!)
Hawkwatchers:
Lee, Mark, Theresa, Jennifer, Berle, Julie, Hugh, Ron, Arvo, Barbara, Betty, Walter, Allison and several others who stopped by and looked up.
See you at the fence,
Walter
Sep 22nd and 23rd - Finally...
...an update!!!
Sep 23rd
Merlin - 1
To Date:
Total - 500!!!
Hawkwatcher:
Lee
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Sep 22nd
Turkey Vulture - 8
Osprey - 3
Bald Eagle - 9
Northern Harrier - 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 23
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 8
American Kestrel - 4
Merlin - 2
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 67
Eagle Time (EDT):
10:27am - BE - 1
11:09am - BE - 1
11:15am - BE - 1
11:29am - BE - 1
12:05pm - BE - 1
12:11pm - BE - 1
12:29pm - BE - 1
12:33pm - BE - 1
02:29pm - BE - 1
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 40
Osprey - 51
Bald Eagle - 59
Northern Harrier - 26
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 141
Cooper's Hawk - 8
Broad-winged Hawk - 21
Red-tailed Hawk - 27
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 88
Merlin - 18
Peregrine Falcon - 12
Unidentified Buteo - 3
Unidentified Falcon - 3
Unidentified Raptor - 2
Total - 499
Other Birds:
Loons (84), local Cooper's Hawk (1), local Red-tailed Hawks (3), local Merlin (1), plus a nice assortment of other species.
Mammals:
Insects:
Monarchs - 250 (estimated)
Hawkwatchers:
Walter, Mike D, Theresa, Phil, Bruce M, Kris, Julie, Jennifer, Ron, Peter, Ann, Berle, Betty, Dave, Kade, Rosemary, Sonja, Eleanor, Jean, Joyce, Lynn, Mike, Jim, Lee and many others who stopped by.
Thankyou everyone!
Walter
Sep 23rd
Merlin - 1
To Date:
Total - 500!!!
Hawkwatcher:
Lee
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Sep 22nd
Turkey Vulture - 8
Osprey - 3
Bald Eagle - 9
Northern Harrier - 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 23
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 8
American Kestrel - 4
Merlin - 2
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 67
Eagle Time (EDT):
10:27am - BE - 1
11:09am - BE - 1
11:15am - BE - 1
11:29am - BE - 1
12:05pm - BE - 1
12:11pm - BE - 1
12:29pm - BE - 1
12:33pm - BE - 1
02:29pm - BE - 1
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 40
Osprey - 51
Bald Eagle - 59
Northern Harrier - 26
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 141
Cooper's Hawk - 8
Broad-winged Hawk - 21
Red-tailed Hawk - 27
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 88
Merlin - 18
Peregrine Falcon - 12
Unidentified Buteo - 3
Unidentified Falcon - 3
Unidentified Raptor - 2
Total - 499
Cooper's Hawk (Mike D)
Osprey (Mike D)
Red-tailed Hawk (Lee)
Red-tailed Hawk (Lee)
Merlin (Mike D)
Red-tailed Hawk (Lee)
Red-tailed Hawk (Mike D)
Red-tailed Hawk (Lee)
Other Birds:
Loons (84), local Cooper's Hawk (1), local Red-tailed Hawks (3), local Merlin (1), plus a nice assortment of other species.
Rusty Blackbirds (Mike D)
Mammals:
(Mike D)
Insects:
Monarchs - 250 (estimated)
(Lee)
Hawkwatchers:
Walter, Mike D, Theresa, Phil, Bruce M, Kris, Julie, Jennifer, Ron, Peter, Ann, Berle, Betty, Dave, Kade, Rosemary, Sonja, Eleanor, Jean, Joyce, Lynn, Mike, Jim, Lee and many others who stopped by.
Thankyou everyone!
Walter
Sep 21st - Strong SW Wind, 11 Birds!
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 3
American Kestrel - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 11
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 32
Osprey - 48
Bald Eagle - 50
Northern Harrier - 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 118
Cooper's Hawk - 6
Broad-winged Hawk - 21
Red-tailed Hawk - 19
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 84
Merlin - 15
Peregrine Falcon - 11
Unidentified Buteo - 3
Unidentified Falcon - 3
Unidentified Raptor - 2
Total - 432
Insects:
Monarch - 250 (estimated). Congratulations go out to Terry and Betty for tagging their 2000th Monarch butterfly of the season today!
Hawkwatchers:
Theresa, Sophie, Walter, Allison, Jennifer, Joe, Byron plus a few others including 2 birders from 'The Peg'.
Weather Prediction:
According to The Weather Network - moderate wind blowing down from the north, slowing as the afternoon progresses. We should have a decent flight of raptors.
See you there,
Walter
Turkey Vulture - 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 3
American Kestrel - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Total - 11
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 32
Osprey - 48
Bald Eagle - 50
Northern Harrier - 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 118
Cooper's Hawk - 6
Broad-winged Hawk - 21
Red-tailed Hawk - 19
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 84
Merlin - 15
Peregrine Falcon - 11
Unidentified Buteo - 3
Unidentified Falcon - 3
Unidentified Raptor - 2
Total - 432
Red-tailed Hawk (Theresa)
Red-tailed Hawk (Theresa)
Cooper's Hawk (Theresa)
Insects:
Monarch - 250 (estimated). Congratulations go out to Terry and Betty for tagging their 2000th Monarch butterfly of the season today!
Hawkwatchers:
Theresa, Sophie, Walter, Allison, Jennifer, Joe, Byron plus a few others including 2 birders from 'The Peg'.
Weather Prediction:
According to The Weather Network - moderate wind blowing down from the north, slowing as the afternoon progresses. We should have a decent flight of raptors.
See you there,
Walter
Sep 19th - 71 Raptors, 11 Species.
Today:
Turkey Vulture - 6
Osprey - 7
Bald Eagle - 4
Northern Harrier - 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 6
Cooper's Hawk - 3
Broad-winged Hawk - 3
Red-tailed Hawk - 5
American Kestrel - 22
Merlin - 2
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Unidentified Falcon - 1
Total - 71
Eagle Time (EDT):
10:41am - BE - 1
12:07pm - BE - 1
12:34pm - BE - 2
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 26
Osprey - 48
Bald Eagle - 50
Northern Harrier - 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 115
Cooper's Hawk - 6
Broad-winged Hawk - 21
Red-tailed Hawk - 17
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 83
Merlin - 15
Peregrine Falcon - 10
Unidentified Buteo - 3
Unidentified Falcon - 3
Unidentified Raptor - 2
Total - 419
Other Birds:
Loon sp - 4
Blue Jay - 4000+
Common Raven - 1
Insects:
Monarchs - 300 (estimated)
Mourning Cloak - 1 (25th butterfly species since August 1st)
Dragonflies - several!
Hawkwatchers:
Walter, Joe, Lee, Theresa, Julie, Hugh, Ron, Berle, Pat & Nancy, Shael, Joyce, Rosemary, Dave, Peter, Bruce F, and many others. Thank you everyone!
Weather Prediction:
Keep an eye on Saturday and possibly Sunday.
See you again soon,
Walter
Turkey Vulture - 6
Osprey - 7
Bald Eagle - 4
Northern Harrier - 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 6
Cooper's Hawk - 3
Broad-winged Hawk - 3
Red-tailed Hawk - 5
American Kestrel - 22
Merlin - 2
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Unidentified Falcon - 1
Total - 71
Eagle Time (EDT):
10:41am - BE - 1
12:07pm - BE - 1
12:34pm - BE - 2
To Date:
Turkey Vulture - 26
Osprey - 48
Bald Eagle - 50
Northern Harrier - 19
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 115
Cooper's Hawk - 6
Broad-winged Hawk - 21
Red-tailed Hawk - 17
Golden Eagle - 1
American Kestrel - 83
Merlin - 15
Peregrine Falcon - 10
Unidentified Buteo - 3
Unidentified Falcon - 3
Unidentified Raptor - 2
Total - 419
adult Bald Eagle (Joe)
juvenile Broad-winged Hawk (Joe)
adult Red-tailed Hawk (Joe)
juvenile Red-tailed Hawk (Joe)
juvenile Northern Harriers (Lee)
American Kestrel (Joe)
2 American Kestrels and a Sharp-shinned Hawk (Lee)
Other Birds:
Loon sp - 4
Blue Jay - 4000+
Common Raven - 1
Loon heading south (Lee)
Cedar Waxwings (Lee)
Blue Jay! (Lee)
a pair of Northern Flickers (Lee)
Insects:
Monarchs - 300 (estimated)
Mourning Cloak - 1 (25th butterfly species since August 1st)
Dragonflies - several!
Mexico or bust! (Lee)
Hawkwatchers:
Walter, Joe, Lee, Theresa, Julie, Hugh, Ron, Berle, Pat & Nancy, Shael, Joyce, Rosemary, Dave, Peter, Bruce F, and many others. Thank you everyone!
Weather Prediction:
Keep an eye on Saturday and possibly Sunday.
See you again soon,
Walter
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