Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory (16 Oct 2017) 45 Raptors
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Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
Visitors:
16 visitors to the hawkwatch.
Weather:
15-20 mph NW winds drilled into our bones and played various hollow-sounding tunes on them. We expected the skies to clear, but the overcast hung around throughout the day. Perfect wind-surfing conditions for the local raven mob, now 40-50 strong.
Raptor Observations:
A late-afternoon eagle jumpstarted our sluggish pulses, but it proved to be a juvenile bald, slowly escorted through the airspace by a raven playing Secret Service. A couple of merlins and a tardy osprey had no trouble cutting through the wind. Adult accipiters outnumbered first-year birds today.
Non-raptor Observations:
Common Loon - 2 Canada Goose - 29 Pileated Woodpecker - 1 Hermit Thrush - 1 American Robin - 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2 White-throated Sparrow - 4 Monarch butterfly - 3
Predictions:
Winds calming, and more sunshine. After a cold night, accipiters may turn on the jets. Come visit! NOTE: Miller State Park will be closing the gate at 4 pm on weekdays from this point forward this fall.
Report submitted by Henry Walters (walter...@gmail.com)
Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory information may be found at: www.nhaudubon.org
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2017 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 5 | 239 | 246 |
| Osprey | 1 | 45 | 212 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 49 | 127 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 17 | 61 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 20 | 304 | 1036 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 1 | 38 | 110 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 1 | 28 | 43 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 26 | 8744 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 6 | 66 | 72 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| American Kestrel | 3 | 50 | 158 |
| Merlin | 5 | 24 | 91 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 35 | 55 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Unknown Buteo | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Raptor | 1 | 12 | 39 |
| Total: | 45 | 949 | 11014 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 15:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7 hours |
| Official Counter | Henry Walters |
| Observers: | Dixon Onderdonk, Judd Nathan, Michael Burgess, Mike Gebo, Robert Spatz |
Visitors:
16 visitors to the hawkwatch.
Weather:
15-20 mph NW winds drilled into our bones and played various hollow-sounding tunes on them. We expected the skies to clear, but the overcast hung around throughout the day. Perfect wind-surfing conditions for the local raven mob, now 40-50 strong.
Raptor Observations:
A late-afternoon eagle jumpstarted our sluggish pulses, but it proved to be a juvenile bald, slowly escorted through the airspace by a raven playing Secret Service. A couple of merlins and a tardy osprey had no trouble cutting through the wind. Adult accipiters outnumbered first-year birds today.
Non-raptor Observations:
Common Loon - 2 Canada Goose - 29 Pileated Woodpecker - 1 Hermit Thrush - 1 American Robin - 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2 White-throated Sparrow - 4 Monarch butterfly - 3
Predictions:
Winds calming, and more sunshine. After a cold night, accipiters may turn on the jets. Come visit! NOTE: Miller State Park will be closing the gate at 4 pm on weekdays from this point forward this fall.
Report submitted by Henry Walters (walter...@gmail.com)
Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory information may be found at: www.nhaudubon.org
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
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