Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 24, 2013 | |||
Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
Black Vulture | 0 | 14 | 65 |
Turkey Vulture | 68 | 540 | 912 |
Osprey | 33 | 886 | 3042 |
Bald Eagle | 20 | 119 | 325 |
Northern Harrier | 22 | 342 | 570 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1134 | 9756 | 12782 |
Cooper's Hawk | 68 | 1797 | 2727 |
Northern Goshawk | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Red-shouldered Hawk | 5 | 44 | 45 |
Broad-winged Hawk | 8 | 226 | 577 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 16 | 138 | 265 |
Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Golden Eagle | 5 | 8 | 8 |
American Kestrel | 128 | 1375 | 3208 |
Merlin | 64 | 631 | 1163 |
Peregrine Falcon | 5 | 829 | 1133 |
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 |
Swainson's Hawk | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total: | 1577 | 16711 | 26829 |
Observation start time: | 06:00:00 |
Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
Total observation time: | 10 hours |
Official Counter | Tom 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