Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory (24 Sep 2016) 322 Raptors
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Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
Visitors:
Some 350 people came by the hawk watch today, 200 of whom were present for our annual Raptor Release. This year, we had three raptors to return to the wild, sibling Broad-winged Hawks who had been abandoned as nestlings, and a young Turkey Vulture that had been found in a field. The Broad-winged Hawks were a little reluctant to emerge from their crates, sizing up their new surroundings before diving for the shelter of the trees. The Turkey Vulture needed no convincing, hopping out onto the platform as soon as its crate was open and launching itself into the air and off to freedom.
Weather:
Increasing winds out of the NW had hawk watchers up early in anticipation of a good flight. The sky was a blend of sun and cloud, sometimes more blue, sometimes more white as banks of cumulus rolled over. Mt. Washington drifted in and out of it's own bank of clouds, through air as dry and crisp as an autumn day should be. Temperatures topped out in the 60s.
Raptor Observations:
At 8:44 EDT, the first Osprey of the day sailed through, followed closely by two more Ospreys and an American Kestrel, then a lull, That proved to be the pattern of the day, waves of migrants with nothing in between. Nearly 100 Broad-winged Hawks streamed overhead just before the release, then no other kettles the rest of the day. Ospreys were the only constant, with at least one counted every hour.
Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Migrants: Canada Goose- 59 Double-crested Cormorant- 1 Herring Gull- 1 Common Loon- 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 1 American Pipit- 1 Pine Warbler- 1 Blackpoll Warbler- 1 Palm Warbler- 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler- 5 White-winged Crossbill- 2 Pine Siskin- 1 Purple Finch- 7 Monarch- 1
Report submitted by Katrina Fenton (tri...@comcast.net))
Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory information may be found at: www.nhaudubon.org
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2016 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| Osprey | 29 | 185 | 185 |
| Bald Eagle | 5 | 58 | 58 |
| Northern Harrier | 2 | 35 | 35 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 39 | 598 | 598 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 6 | 61 | 61 |
| Northern Goshawk | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 208 | 10143 | 10143 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 21 | 94 | 94 |
| Merlin | 4 | 49 | 49 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 2 | 29 | 29 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 3 | 25 | 25 |
| Total: | 322 | 11328 | 11328 |
| Observation start time: | 06:45:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 10.25 hours |
| Official Counter | Katrina Fenton |
| Observers: | Alan Bostick, Andre Moraes, David Fenton, Dot Currier, Eric Chen, Francie Von Mertens, Glen Chretien, Judd Nathan, Julie, Laurel, & Alden Brown, Mike Gebo, Nancy Moreau, Phil Brown, Sandy Fenton, Tom Delaney, with many more... |
Visitors:
Some 350 people came by the hawk watch today, 200 of whom were present for our annual Raptor Release. This year, we had three raptors to return to the wild, sibling Broad-winged Hawks who had been abandoned as nestlings, and a young Turkey Vulture that had been found in a field. The Broad-winged Hawks were a little reluctant to emerge from their crates, sizing up their new surroundings before diving for the shelter of the trees. The Turkey Vulture needed no convincing, hopping out onto the platform as soon as its crate was open and launching itself into the air and off to freedom.
Weather:
Increasing winds out of the NW had hawk watchers up early in anticipation of a good flight. The sky was a blend of sun and cloud, sometimes more blue, sometimes more white as banks of cumulus rolled over. Mt. Washington drifted in and out of it's own bank of clouds, through air as dry and crisp as an autumn day should be. Temperatures topped out in the 60s.
Raptor Observations:
At 8:44 EDT, the first Osprey of the day sailed through, followed closely by two more Ospreys and an American Kestrel, then a lull, That proved to be the pattern of the day, waves of migrants with nothing in between. Nearly 100 Broad-winged Hawks streamed overhead just before the release, then no other kettles the rest of the day. Ospreys were the only constant, with at least one counted every hour.
Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Migrants: Canada Goose- 59 Double-crested Cormorant- 1 Herring Gull- 1 Common Loon- 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 1 American Pipit- 1 Pine Warbler- 1 Blackpoll Warbler- 1 Palm Warbler- 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler- 5 White-winged Crossbill- 2 Pine Siskin- 1 Purple Finch- 7 Monarch- 1
Report submitted by Katrina Fenton (tri...@comcast.net))
Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory information may be found at: www.nhaudubon.org
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