I had a nice day out at Mt. Peter Hawk Watch today. I had nearly 40 migrating raptors which is not too bad considering that we had a Southwest wind all day. I had a nice variety of birds, with the highlight being 5 Bald Eagles – 3 adults and 2 immatures. Many birds flew over pretty low, which gave me the opportunity to take some photos. I was generally disappointed with my efforts, but I did manage a few decent shots.
Here’s my report for the day:
Mount Peter
Warwick, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2013
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Species Day’s Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 22 47
Turkey Vulture 0 6 9
Osprey 0 18 121
Bald Eagle 5 22 93
Northern Harrier 2 10 37
Sharp-shinned Hawk 25 541 941
Cooper’s Hawk 0 26 50
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 37 58
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7611
Red-tailed Hawk 2 35 41
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 21 111
Merlin 0 8 13
Peregrine Falcon 0 7 13
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 3
Unknown Buteo 0 3 6
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 2 20
Total: 38 762 9176
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:15:00
Total observation time: 7.25 hours
Official Counter: Matt Zeitler
Observers: Rob Stone
Visitors:
Girl Scout Troop 670
Weather:
Cool, sunny with a SW wind. Temperatures ranged from 4 degrees Celsius to
12 degrees Celsius.
Raptor Observations:
Three adult Bald Eagles and 2 immature Bald Eagles migrated. Three
Red-shouldered Hawks included 1 unknown, 1 adult, and 1 immature. One
unknown Northern Harrier and 1 male Northern Harrier came through, and the
first bird of the day was a female American Kestrel.
Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptor species: Bluejay (22), American Crow (42), Downy Woodpecker (2),
Red-bellied Woodpecker (1), Tufted Titmouse (3), Black-capped Chickadee
(2), Mourning Dove (1), Common Raven (1), Yellow-rumped Warbler (1),
American Pipit (5), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1)
