| Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 13, 2013 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 9 | 60 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 160 | 532 |
| Osprey | 41 | 661 | 2817 |
| Bald Eagle | 3 | 41 | 247 |
| Northern Harrier | 9 | 157 | 385 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 248 | 3653 | 6679 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 43 | 854 | 1784 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 1 | 144 | 495 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 | 15 | 142 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| American Kestrel | 65 | 733 | 2566 |
| Merlin | 58 | 340 | 872 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 35 | 732 | 1036 |
| 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Total: | 504 | 7506 | 17624 |
| Observation start time: | 06:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 10 hours |
| Official Counter | Tom Reed |
| Observers: |
Weather:
AM drizzle with decreasing clouds during the PM. Winds NE/E 20-30mph, strongest during late-AM.
Raptor Observations:
The sun, and the raptors, finally came back during the second half of the AM.
Non-raptor Observations:
Big Sit conducted at the platform today. Highlights included Common Gallinule (4), White-rumped Sandpiper (1), Eurasian Wigeon (1), Great Blue Heron (350+), Black-crowned Night-Heron (200+), Double-crested Cormorant (2500+), Long-billed Dowitcher (1), Saltmarsh Sparrow (2)
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Predictions:
Partly cloudy, 68F, winds NE ~15mph
