Hawk Watch - 27 October 2013

Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 2013
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture93485
Turkey Vulture758031175
Osprey49163072
Bald Eagle9146352
Northern Harrier50513741
Sharp-shinned Hawk12691325716283
Cooper's Hawk12221653095
Northern Goshawk044
Red-shouldered Hawk40126127
Broad-winged Hawk4279630
Red-tailed Hawk121405532
Rough-legged Hawk000
Golden Eagle01111
American Kestrel3315363369
Merlin297411273
Peregrine Falcon58421146
Unknown Accipiter000
Unknown Buteo000
Unknown Falcon000
Unknown Eagle000
Unknown Raptor000
Mississippi Kite001
Swainson's Hawk033
Total:17702178131899


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


Weather:
Seasonable and clear. Winds NW 10-15mph.

Raptor Observations:
Another steady flight, with birds moving along a broad front during the PM hours.

Non-raptor Observations:

"Gambel's" White-crowned Sparrow (1 ad.), Vesper Sparrow (1), Eastern Meadowlark (40), Rusty Blackbird (30), Cattle Egret (1), Cliff Swallow (1), N. Rough-winged Swallow (2), Barn Swallow (10), Eurasian Wigeon (1)

Predictions:
Sunny, 62F, winds S 5-10mph becoming W.