[MASSBIRD] Blueberry Hill (31 Oct 2023) 17 Raptors

[Barbara M Volkle]

Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:33:51 +0000
From: rep...@hawkcount.org
Subject: Blueberry Hill (31 Oct 2023) 17 Raptors


Blueberry Hill
Granville, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2023
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 13 228 246
Osprey 0 3 18
Bald Eagle 1 6 13
Northern Harrier 0 16 26
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 68 203
Cooper's Hawk 1 15 22
American Goshawk 1 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 5
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 2526
Red-tailed Hawk 0 10 10
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 34 122
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 9
Merlin 0 9 13
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Vulture 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 8

Total: 17 405 3225
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter: John Weeks

Observers: John Weeks

Visitors:
Local resident Paul, with his sweet-natured Australian Shepherd,
Charlie.
(Charlie jumped into the back of my Subaru last year while I was
unpacking
my gear -- an amusing and pleasant surprise.)


Weather:
AM: sunny; slight haze; wind NNW 2-7 mph. PM: increasing cloudiness
(CLCV
10% —> 50%); wind shifting from NW to NE, 2-8 mph. Temperature 39-46 F.

Raptor Observations:
Mostly Turkey Vultures. First American Goshawk of the season, harassed
by
a Sharp-shin that looked like a blackbird up against the larger bird.
While
watching Juncos feeding on millet that I had scattered earlier, I heard
a
jet-plane-like whoosh approaching from behind me. it was produced by an
adult Cooper's Hawk, probably a female, streaking towards the feeding
Juncos. She came so close to my right ear that I could feel the
pressure
wave as she passed.

Non-raptor Observations:
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Blue Jays (2), American Crows
(8), Common Raven, Black-capped Chickadee,
Tufted Titmouse, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, White-breasted Nuthatch, Eastern
Bluebird, Purple Finches (3), Pine Siskins (50+; one flock alone
contained
at least 40 birds), American Goldfinches (3), Field Sparrow, Dark-eyed
Juncos (18), Savannah Sparrows (4), Song Sparrow, Palm Warbler.
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Report submitted by John Weeks (aerie...@cox.net)


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