I spent the day counting hawks out at the Mt. Peter Hawk Watch. I feel a little snake bit this year; I had another slow day with a total of only 28 migrating raptors. The highlights for me were an immature Bald Eagle and a Peregrine Falcon in the afternoon. Here’s my report:
Mount Peter
Warwick, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2013
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Species Day’s Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 3 28
Turkey Vulture 0 0 3
Osprey 0 10 113
Bald Eagle 1 11 82
Northern Harrier 1 4 31
Sharp-shinned Hawk 23 208 608
Cooper’s Hawk 1 13 37
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 24
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7611
Red-tailed Hawk 0 2 8
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 9 99
Merlin 0 4 9
Peregrine Falcon 1 4 10
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 1 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 1 1 19
Total: 28 275 8689
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Matt Zeitler
Observers: Don Leak
Visitors:
Terry Ann Gmelch, Don Leak, Caroline and Richard Kurtz, and Jeane
Thelander.
Weather:
Sunny and warm with some clouds. There was a light NE wind for the duration
of the watch. Temperatures ranged from 11 degrees to 23 degrees Celsius.
Raptor Observations:
Migrating Raptors: One immature Bald Eagle and one unknown Northern
Harrier. The local Turkey Vultures and Black Vultures were very active and
could be seen in flight or on the cell tower for the duration of the watch.
Non-raptor Observations:
Non Raptor Species: Canada Goose (713), Eastern Bluebird (4), Blue Jay
(105), White-breasted Nuthatch (1), Downy Woodpecker (1), Red-bellied
Woodpecker (1), American Crow (9), Common Raven (4), Titmouse (2),
Black-capped Chickadee (2), Yellow-rumped Warbler (1), and (4) unidentified
gulls.
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Report submitted by Matt Zeitler (mattzeit@yahoo.com)