Mt. Peter Hawk Watch 11/2/13

Here's the obligatory Turkey Vulture photo of the week. I almost missed out this week as all birds were flying very high...
Here’s the obligatory Turkey Vulture photo of the week. I almost missed out this week as all birds were flying very high…

Here’s my report for the day:

Mount Peter
Warwick, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2013
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Species            Day’s Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                2              2             50
Turkey Vulture               2              2             81
Osprey                       0              0            123
Bald Eagle                   4              4             98
Northern Harrier             2              2             41
Sharp-shinned Hawk           6              6            993
Cooper’s Hawk                1              1             52
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          7              7             93
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0           7611
Red-tailed Hawk              9              9             88
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              1
American Kestrel             0              0            112
Merlin                       0              0             14
Peregrine Falcon             0              0             13
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              3
Unknown Buteo                0              0              6
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              0              1
Unknown Raptor               0              0             21

Total:                      33             33           9401
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end   time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter:        Matt Zeitler

Observers:

Weather:
Mix of clouds and sun, seasonably warm. Temperatures ranged from 11 degrees
Celsius to 17 degrees Celsius.

Raptor Observations:
Bald Eagles: 3 Adult and 1 Immature
Northern Harrier: 1 Male and 1 Unknown
Red-shouldered Hawk: 2 Adult and 5 Unknown

Non-raptor Observations:
Non Raptor Species: Downy Woodpecker (2), Pileated Woodpecker (1), Common
Raven (2), Red-bellied Woodpecker (1), Black-capped Chickadee (4), Tufted
Titmouse (1), Dark-eyed Junco (1), Blue Jay (10), Canada Goose (39), Cedar
Waxwing (12), American Robin (3), Yellow-rumped Warbler (1), American Crow
(22)

This is the firs Dark-eyed Junco I've had at the watch this year.
This is the firs Dark-eyed Junco I’ve had at the watch this year.

2 thoughts on “Mt. Peter Hawk Watch 11/2/13”

  1. Your pictures are so great……they are like being there and the effect I like to see in my images. I can’t wait to get a better camera. The owl is magnificent!

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