Alton Bay Hawk Watch (26 Apr 2026) 14 Raptors
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Apr 26, 2026, 9:18:32 PM (3 days ago) Apr 26
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Alton Bay Hawk Watch
Alton, New Hampshire, USA
Visitors:
40, including a lady who found a shiny penny that must have been unfound for who knows how long. Her group made their wishes and she tossed it, Trevi Fountain-like.
Weather:
Very similar to yesterday, plenty of high thin clouds to bring out the hawks with some lower cumulus; light winds from the NE swithching briefly in the afternoon to NW, then back to NE; 53 - 66 F.
Raptor Observations:
A slow day, nothing like yesterday. 3 hawks were seen flying south!
Non-raptor Observations:
Did you see this? The Pack is back! Pack Monadnock is running a spring count this year, the first in many years. Do they dare to challenge Alton Bay's supremacy of spring hawk watching in NH? Let the games begin.
Predictions:
Similar weather to the past 2 days which does not translate into a big day or a average day, we will just have to get out and count. I will have some comments about the peak date of Broad-winged Hawk tomorrow.
Report submitted by Rob Woodward (touc...@yahoo.com)
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Alton, New Hampshire, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 26, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Osprey | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2 | 46 | 46 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 9 | 226 | 226 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 3 | 15 | 15 |
| Total: | 14 | 336 | 336 |
| Observation start time: | 09:15:00 |
| Observation end time: | 15:15:00 |
| Total observation time: | 6 hours |
| Official Counter | Rob Woodward |
| Observers: |
Visitors:
40, including a lady who found a shiny penny that must have been unfound for who knows how long. Her group made their wishes and she tossed it, Trevi Fountain-like.
Weather:
Very similar to yesterday, plenty of high thin clouds to bring out the hawks with some lower cumulus; light winds from the NE swithching briefly in the afternoon to NW, then back to NE; 53 - 66 F.
Raptor Observations:
A slow day, nothing like yesterday. 3 hawks were seen flying south!
Non-raptor Observations:
Did you see this? The Pack is back! Pack Monadnock is running a spring count this year, the first in many years. Do they dare to challenge Alton Bay's supremacy of spring hawk watching in NH? Let the games begin.
Predictions:
Similar weather to the past 2 days which does not translate into a big day or a average day, we will just have to get out and count. I will have some comments about the peak date of Broad-winged Hawk tomorrow.
Report submitted by Rob Woodward (touc...@yahoo.com)
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
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