[MASSBIRD] Plum Island MA (14 Apr 2018) 7 Raptors

[Barbara Volkle]

Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2018 11:21:19 -0800
From: rep...@hawkcount.org
Subject: Plum Island MA (14 Apr 2018) 7 Raptors


Plum Island MA
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 14, 2018
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 69 101
Osprey 0 3 4
Bald Eagle 1 4 4
Northern Harrier 0 70 75
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 3 4
Cooper's Hawk 0 4 5
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 6
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 5 149 168
Merlin 1 22 28
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 2

Total: 7 334 404
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 10:30:00
Total observation time: 2.5 hours

Official Counter: Mark Schoene

Observers: Mark Schoene, Tom Wetmore

Visitors:
Many


Weather:
NNE 10-20mph, 14c to 7c, 100% cc, 10k visibility

Raptor Observations:
Non migrants: TV 6, OS 1, NH 1 male

Non-raptor Observations:
D.C. cormorants 50, Yellow Shafted Flickers 20, Tree Swallows 70, Phoebe 2,
Rusty Blackboard 1

Predictions:
Not favorable, rain
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Report submitted by Ted Mara (ted...@gmail.com)
Plum Island MA information may be found at:
http://www.massbird.org/emhw


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