Alton Bay Hawk Watch (14 Sep 2025) 190 Raptors
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Alton Bay Hawk Watch
Alton, New Hampshire, USA
Visitors:
14, one of whom, Billy, was very interested and so earned a free hawk migration fact sheet.
Weather:
Clear skies followed by increasing cloudiness with scattered showers by 3:30; winds calm to light from the NE and NNE; 64 - 77 F.
Raptor Observations:
The first bird was a nice Northern Harrier at eye level then it slowed until 11:00 when streams of Broad-wings passed high overhead but then went dry after 12:00.
Non-raptor Observations:
Red-tails cruise by closely as if to invite picture taking. Bird of the day was the 2nd record here of Lincoln's Sparrow. Monarchs did well, 9/27.
Predictions:
More light NE winds tomorrow so there is bound to be a higher count than today.
Report submitted by Rob Woodward (touc...@yahoo.com)
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Alton, New Hampshire, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bald Eagle | 5 | 12 | 12 |
| Northern Harrier | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 22 | 64 | 64 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 162 | 444 | 444 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total: | 190 | 532 | 532 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 15:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 6.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Rob Woodward |
| Observers: |
Visitors:
14, one of whom, Billy, was very interested and so earned a free hawk migration fact sheet.
Weather:
Clear skies followed by increasing cloudiness with scattered showers by 3:30; winds calm to light from the NE and NNE; 64 - 77 F.
Raptor Observations:
The first bird was a nice Northern Harrier at eye level then it slowed until 11:00 when streams of Broad-wings passed high overhead but then went dry after 12:00.
Non-raptor Observations:
Red-tails cruise by closely as if to invite picture taking. Bird of the day was the 2nd record here of Lincoln's Sparrow. Monarchs did well, 9/27.
Predictions:
More light NE winds tomorrow so there is bound to be a higher count than today.
Report submitted by Rob Woodward (touc...@yahoo.com)
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
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