Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2013 | |||
Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
Black Vulture | 0 | 43 | 43 |
Turkey Vulture | 0 | 236 | 236 |
Osprey | 27 | 1489 | 1489 |
Bald Eagle | 0 | 152 | 152 |
Northern Harrier | 3 | 143 | 143 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 126 | 817 | 817 |
Cooper's Hawk | 23 | 302 | 302 |
Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Broad-winged Hawk | 11 | 180 | 180 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 67 | 67 |
Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
American Kestrel | 11 | 939 | 939 |
Merlin | 1 | 208 | 208 |
Peregrine Falcon | 5 | 25 | 25 |
Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mississippi Kite | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total: | 207 | 4603 | 4603 |
Observation start time: | 05:45:00 |
Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
Total observation time: | 10.25 hours |
Official Counter | Tom Reed |
Observers: |
Weather:
Warm and mostly sunny throughout, with increasing clouds toward the end of the count period. Winds calm to start, becoming WSW 5-10mph through the AM hours and S 10-15mph during the PM.
Raptor Observations:
Another light movement ahead of the cold front.
Non-raptor Observations:
Brown Pelican (3), Stilt Sandpiper (9), Parasitic Jaeger (1), Northern Gannet (1)
Complete daily list: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15224968
Predictions:
Chance of showers early, cloudy to sunny by the PM. Winds NW 10-15mph.