So it was my last day of the season as official counter out at Mt. Peter Hawk Watch. On my way to Mt. Peter, I stopped at Lower Wisner Road to look for the NORTHERN SHRIKE that Rob Stone reported yesterday. I relocated the bird in the distance right after my arrival. The bird flew and I didn’t track it very well – I think I was expecting it to return to its perch. Well, it never did, and I only got a brief and distant look at the bird. So, I tried for it again after the watch and I apparently missed it by 15 minutes. Several folks got to see the bird today, so that is good. Hopefully the bird will stick around and I will get a better look and possibly a photo.
At Mt. Peter, I had another slow day, but I had some decent photo ops of the birds I did see. Here is my report:
Mount Peter
Warwick, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2013
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Species Day’s Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 5 53
Turkey Vulture 4 31 110
Osprey 0 1 124
Bald Eagle 2 15 109
Northern Harrier 1 11 50
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 34 1021
Cooper’s Hawk 2 9 60
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 20 106
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 7611
Red-tailed Hawk 7 350 429
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 4
American Kestrel 0 0 112
Merlin 0 0 14
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 14
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo 0 0 6
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 1 5 26
Total: 19 485 9853
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Matt Zeitler
Observers: Rob Stone
Weather:
Cold and cloudy with temperatures from 1 degree Celsius to 9 degrees
Celsius. Light winds all day; from the west in the morning and shifting to
southwest in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
Bald Eagle: 1 Adult, 1 Immature
Red-shouldered Hawk: 2 Unknown
Northern Harrier: 1 Male
Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Species: American Robin (66), Cedar Waxwing (20), Dark-eyed
Junco (5), Ring-billed Gull (1), Common Raven (4), American Crow (13),
Red-bellied Woodpecker (1)
