Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory (22 Sep 2023) 1235 Raptors
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Sep 22, 2023, 8:03:30 PM9/22/23
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Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
Visitors:
74 visitors today including 30 Third Graders from Bennington Elementary School who got to see a few hawks somewhat close.
Weather:
The day started warm and humid and remained quite comfortable. A haze increased a little to only be able to see Kearsarge Mountain. Winds remained light from the east.
Raptor Observations:
It was a pretty steady trickle of the Broad-winged Hawks and Sharp-shinned Hawks until about 3:00pm (2 EST) when we got a nice river of 'Wings to migrate past our mountain. Including the 750 or so that we had between 3:15 and 4:15 we topped out at 1100 Borad-wingeds today. We enjoyed our 10,000th raptor just as the Third Graders from Bennington were leaving. Non-migrants today included 11 Turkey Vultures, 1 juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk, and 1 juvenile Red-tailed Hawk.
Non-raptor Observations:
Migrants included: 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird The raven group grew to 30 at the end of the day.
Predictions:
I don't know what to think about this weather forecast. What had looked like rain in the forecast looks like less rain and maybe no rain. Given the push late in the day today, I wouldn't be surprised if there were Broad-wingeds moving in the morning. Sunday's weather forecast keeps changing. At this point it looks like we won't have rain for the annual Raptor Release. Remember to get your reservation if you are planning to come up!
Report submitted by Levi Burford (lbbu...@plymouth.edu)
Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory information may be found at: www.harriscenter.org
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2023 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 2 | 39 | 39 |
| Osprey | 16 | 77 | 79 |
| Bald Eagle | 10 | 72 | 75 |
| Northern Harrier | 3 | 23 | 23 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 76 | 540 | 550 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 5 | 65 | 66 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 1104 | 9962 | 9986 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| American Kestrel | 4 | 37 | 40 |
| Merlin | 9 | 41 | 41 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Falcon | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Total: | 1235 | 10907 | 10950 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Levi Burford |
| Observers: | Amy Maurer, Annamarie Saenger, Chuck Carlson, Jim Pinfold, Judd Nathan, Katrina Fenton, Mark Archambault, Mark Timmerman, Meade Cadot, Phil Brown, Susie Spikol |
Visitors:
74 visitors today including 30 Third Graders from Bennington Elementary School who got to see a few hawks somewhat close.
Weather:
The day started warm and humid and remained quite comfortable. A haze increased a little to only be able to see Kearsarge Mountain. Winds remained light from the east.
Raptor Observations:
It was a pretty steady trickle of the Broad-winged Hawks and Sharp-shinned Hawks until about 3:00pm (2 EST) when we got a nice river of 'Wings to migrate past our mountain. Including the 750 or so that we had between 3:15 and 4:15 we topped out at 1100 Borad-wingeds today. We enjoyed our 10,000th raptor just as the Third Graders from Bennington were leaving. Non-migrants today included 11 Turkey Vultures, 1 juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk, and 1 juvenile Red-tailed Hawk.
Non-raptor Observations:
Migrants included: 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird The raven group grew to 30 at the end of the day.
Predictions:
I don't know what to think about this weather forecast. What had looked like rain in the forecast looks like less rain and maybe no rain. Given the push late in the day today, I wouldn't be surprised if there were Broad-wingeds moving in the morning. Sunday's weather forecast keeps changing. At this point it looks like we won't have rain for the annual Raptor Release. Remember to get your reservation if you are planning to come up!
Report submitted by Levi Burford (lbbu...@plymouth.edu)
Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory information may be found at: www.harriscenter.org
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
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