Alton Bay Hawk Watch (08 Oct 2025) 19 Raptors
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Oct 8, 2025, 6:29:55 PM (3 days ago) Oct 8
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Alton Bay Hawk Watch
Alton, New Hampshire, USA
Visitors:
Just 3, too cold and windy.
Weather:
A late start on account of rain ahead of the cold front; overcast followed by clearing with mostly clear skies by 2:00 pm; moderate to strong NW turning N/NW; 53 - 59 F, high of 62 F.
Raptor Observations:
No raptors until after 1:30 then pretty steady for the count, a good falcon day, first Peregrine Falcon of the season. Northern Harriers came by close overhead. One Turkey Vulture escaped the local flock heading south.
Non-raptor Observations:
I did indeed visit mt cross-state rival hawk watch yesterday. How did Julie know of my ulterior motives? Maybe it was the secret hidden camera. You should see all the stuff they have down there: scoreboards, billboards, photo galleries, data charts and smart plaques. And their personnel: greeters, public liaison officers, mathemeticians, economists, statisticians, and a staff meteorologist. That's not a hawk watch, it's a Think Tank!
Predictions:
Appointments tomorrow keep me from the count, returning Friday.
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: Oct 08, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| Northern Harrier | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 8 | 17 | 146 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 784 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Total: | 19 | 39 | 1038 |
| Observation start time: | 11:15:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:15:00 |
| Total observation time: | 5 hours |
| Official Counter | Rob Woodward |
| Observers: |
Visitors:
Just 3, too cold and windy.
Weather:
A late start on account of rain ahead of the cold front; overcast followed by clearing with mostly clear skies by 2:00 pm; moderate to strong NW turning N/NW; 53 - 59 F, high of 62 F.
Raptor Observations:
No raptors until after 1:30 then pretty steady for the count, a good falcon day, first Peregrine Falcon of the season. Northern Harriers came by close overhead. One Turkey Vulture escaped the local flock heading south.
Non-raptor Observations:
I did indeed visit mt cross-state rival hawk watch yesterday. How did Julie know of my ulterior motives? Maybe it was the secret hidden camera. You should see all the stuff they have down there: scoreboards, billboards, photo galleries, data charts and smart plaques. And their personnel: greeters, public liaison officers, mathemeticians, economists, statisticians, and a staff meteorologist. That's not a hawk watch, it's a Think Tank!
Predictions:
Appointments tomorrow keep me from the count, returning Friday.
Report submitted by Rob Woodward (touc...@yahoo.com)
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
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