Alton Bay Hawk Watch (15 Sep 2025) 266 Raptors

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Alton Bay Hawk Watch
Alton, New Hampshire, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 15, 2025
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	0	0
Osprey	1	3	3
Bald Eagle	0	12	12
Northern Harrier	0	2	2
Sharp-shinned Hawk	20	84	84
Cooper's Hawk	2	5	5
American Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	1	1
Broad-winged Hawk	241	685	685
Red-tailed Hawk	0	0	0
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	0	0	0
Merlin	1	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	1	4	4
Total:	266	798	798

Observation start time:	09:00:00
Observation end time:	15:00:00
Total observation time:	6 hours
Official Counter	Rob Woodward
Observers:

Visitors:
16, at least some of whom are starting to recognize me as that hawk counter.

Weather:
Almost cloudless skies to start followed by increasing cloudiness; light NE winds turning to the SE by 12:30; 61-75 F.

Raptor Observations:
The morning started out well until the wind switched to the SE, bringing migration to a crawl. Plenty of thermals but nothing of great size.

Non-raptor Observations:
First Palm Warbler of the season. Possible Blue Jay migration with flocks of 18 and 7.

Predictions:
East winds will prevail tomorrow which is not great but better than south winds. Each day I get a higher count lending hope that a peak count is coming up.

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