Alton Bay Hawk Watch (21 Sep 2026) 138 Raptors

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Alton Bay Hawk Watch
Alton, New Hampshire, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2026
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	1	2	2
Osprey	1	10	10
Bald Eagle	3	6	6
Northern Harrier	1	4	4
Sharp-shinned Hawk	20	73	73
Cooper's Hawk	1	2	2
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	0
Broad-winged Hawk	99	699	699
Red-tailed Hawk	0	0	0
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	6	12	12
Merlin	2	14	14
Peregrine Falcon	1	1	1
Unknown Accipitrine	0	0	0
Unknown Buteo	0	0	0
Unknown Falcon	2	2	2
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	1	3	3
Total:	138	828	828

Observation start time:	09:00:00
Observation end time:	16:00:00
Total observation time:	7 hours
Official Counter	Rob Woodward
Observers:

Visitors:
8

Weather:
Some lake fog at first, clearing off by 9:30, a 2 tiered cloud cover, with low white puffy and high thin; a nice steady light NNE wind unil calm by 3:00; warm and mild, 52 - 67 F.

Raptor Observations:
First bird was a kestrel that hovered overhead followed minutes later by another kestrel that hovered then stooped me and almost landed just yards away. The 3rd bird of the day was another falcon, this one a hulking Peregrine streaming past Mt. Major. It was a great falcon day, with a new single-day high count of 11. Another late Broad-wing fight with the biggest kettle of the day at 3:10. A good species list with 10 raptors.

Non-raptor Observations:
Towhees are still calling, visits by bluebirds and a Hermit Thrush, 6 Monarchs.

Predictions:
Similar weather tomorow will bring more Broad-wings but the peak is past.

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