Hawk Watch - 29 September 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture04747
Turkey Vulture0356356
Osprey3421282128
Bald Eagle3199199
Northern Harrier3224224
Sharp-shinned Hawk32227402740
Cooper's Hawk56867867
Northern Goshawk000
Red-shouldered Hawk011
Broad-winged Hawk0343343
Red-tailed Hawk0114114
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle000
American Kestrel4417781778
Merlin17516516
Peregrine Falcon15292292
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite011
Total:49496069606


Observation start time: 05:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10.25 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:


Weather:
Seasonable and mostly clear throughout. Winds NNE->E all day, 10-20mph.

Raptor Observations:
A small early-morning push of SSHA, fading out during the PM hours.

Non-raptor Observations:
Parasitic Jaeger (1 on Bunker Pond), Cape May Warbler (2), Eurasian Wigeon (1), Black Scoter (14), Surf Scoter (8)

Predictions:
Mostly sunny, 69F, winds NE ~10mph