Hawk Watch - 24 October 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 24, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture01465
Turkey Vulture68540912
Osprey338863042
Bald Eagle20119325
Northern Harrier22342570
Sharp-shinned Hawk1134975612782
Cooper's Hawk6817972727
Northern Goshawk044
Red-shouldered Hawk54445
Broad-winged Hawk8226577
Red-tailed Hawk16138265
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle588
American Kestrel12813753208
Merlin646311163
Peregrine Falcon58291133
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk122
Total:15771671126829


Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official CounterTom Reed
Observers:


Weather:
Cool and breezy with increasing clouds during the PM hours. Winds WNW 10-20mph.

Raptor Observations:
A nice flight of Sharp-shins throughout, with a surprising burst of Golden Eagles during the midday hours. A strong number of Bald Eagles for the date, and the season's second Swainson's Hawk (juv. light-morph) during the late-PM.

Non-raptor Observations:

Yellow-rumped Warbler (10,000+), American Robin (1200), Eastern Bluebird (50+), Parasitic Jaeger (2), Long-billed Dowitcher (1), White-rumped Sandpiper (4), Killdeer (180), Pectoral Sandpiper (30), Rusty Blackbird (115), Common Loon (16), Eastern Meadowlark (25), N. Rough-winged Swallow (4), Barn Swallow (9), Chimney Swift (1)

Predictions:
Sunny, 54F, winds NW 15-20mph