{"id":8563,"date":"2018-09-22T19:42:41","date_gmt":"2018-09-22T23:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=8563"},"modified":"2018-09-22T19:42:41","modified_gmt":"2018-09-22T23:42:41","slug":"1300-birds-at-mt-peter-09-22-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=8563","title":{"rendered":"1300+ Birds at Mt. Peter, 09\/22\/18"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8564\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8564\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?attachment_id=8564\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8564\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8564\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/092218-BWHA-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/092218-BWHA-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/092218-BWHA-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/092218-BWHA-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/092218-BWHA-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/092218-BWHA-2-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/092218-BWHA-2.jpg 1212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">~A Broad-winged Hawk migrates through over Mount Peter Hawkwatch, 09\/22\/18. This is one of the 1,257 Broad-winged Hawks counted today.~\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was an excellent flight at Mt. Peter Hawkwatch today. With the help of several visitors and fellow counters Tom Millard, Ken Witkowski, and Rick Hansen, we were able to tally 1,307 migrating raptors for the day. I thought I might have a decent day, maybe even a good day, but this number surpassed my expectations for sure. Highlights included 1,257 Broad-winged Hawks, which flew over mostly in smaller kettles and were not too high up, so we got some decent looks and finding\/counting them was not as difficult as it can be. Seven Osprey passed through, and we also a decent Sharp-shinned Hawk flight, with 32 birds. Non-raptor highlights included an impressive Blue Jay flight, that I estimate totaled 600+ birds easily. It may have been closer to 1,000. If we hadn&#8217;t been so busy with the raptors, it would have been nice to get an accurate count. Also, probably my favorite bird of the day, Rob Stone and I had COMMON LOON in flight, heading WNW, I&#8217;m not sure where that bird was going to or coming from. As usual, I&#8217;ve included my <a href=\"http:\/\/hawkcount.org\">Hawkcount.org<\/a> report at the bottom of this post.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8565\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8565\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?attachment_id=8565\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8565\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8565\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/092218-BWHA-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/092218-BWHA-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/092218-BWHA-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/092218-BWHA-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/092218-BWHA-1200x960.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">~A kettle of Broad-winged Hawks over Mt. Peter Hawkwatch, 09\/22\/18. Can you find and identify the two odd-ball birds?\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?attachment_id=8569\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8569\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8569\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-22-at-7.39.25-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-22-at-7.39.25-PM.png 357w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-22-at-7.39.25-PM-188x300.png 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 357px) 85vw, 357px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?attachment_id=8568\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8568\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8568\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-22-at-7.39.36-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-22-at-7.39.36-PM.png 361w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-22-at-7.39.36-PM-194x300.png 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 85vw, 361px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was an excellent flight at Mt. Peter Hawkwatch today. With the help of several visitors and fellow counters Tom Millard, Ken Witkowski, and Rick Hansen, we were able to tally 1,307 migrating raptors for the day. I thought I might have a decent day, maybe even a good day, but this number surpassed my &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=8563\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;1300+ Birds at Mt. 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