Alton Bay Hawk Watch (18 Sep 2025) 11 Raptors

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Alton Bay Hawk Watch
Alton, New Hampshire, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2025
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	0	0
Osprey	0	3	3
Bald Eagle	0	12	12
Northern Harrier	2	4	4
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	92	92
Cooper's Hawk	0	5	5
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	1	1
Broad-winged Hawk	9	728	728
Red-tailed Hawk	0	0	0
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	3	3
Merlin	0	2	2
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	4	4
Total:	11	854	854

Observation start time:	09:00:00
Observation end time:	13:00:00
Total observation time:	4 hours
Official Counter	Rob Woodward
Observers:

Visitors:
Just one group of 6. Few visitors, few hawks ...

Weather:
Mostly clear with some high clouds; winds started out light out of the SW and begrudgingly moved up to the W but chickened out and added a SW component; blowing light if at all, never exceeding 2 mph (I now have the secret code to access the Pine Mt weather station) all day; 62 - 81 F, hot.

Raptor Observations:
That's not a typo. Not eleven thousand. Not one thousand and eleven. Not one hundred and eleven. But eleven. 11. It gets worse. I heard a rustle sound from under my chair and found a rodent getting into my lunch bag. He spoiled my apple and sandwich. No lunch! It's not funny, the little rat.

Non-raptor Observations:
Driven by hunger and heat, the count was abandoned at 1:00.

Predictions:
Relief tomorrow in the form of NW winds, a little on the strong side, but we should see some good counts around the state. My money is on Saturday.

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Report submitted by Rob Woodward (touc...@yahoo.com)
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