Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory (19 Sep 2021) 1,459 Raptors
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Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
Visitors:
141 visitors today with our first raptor release since the the Covid pandemic started. With so many qualified observers at the platform today, please forgive me if your name isn't listed as an official observer. During the removal from of our first bird from its box, I counted 75 folks in attendance.
Weather:
A light-winded day, winds from the north to northwest direction. Temperatures rose from 50 to 65 making it a comfortable day for hawk watching. The clouds gathered only a little, leaving us a lot of blue sky to scan for tiny dots getting ever higher and higher.
Raptor Observations:
It was a good day with good diversity. The Broad-winged Hawk kettles were somewhat small with numbers in the 30s or so and unorganized in what direction they were coming from. The largest kettle was a split up 210 birds strong. It seemed like a pretty broad front on the whole. We had a great American Kestrel day today. This was the highest single day count for of American Kestrel since the official beginning of the project in 2005. However, during the 2003 exploratory year they set the current single day record with 50 birds on September 18th. I was unaware of this statistic during the day so it is a nice surprise! Today's count of Sharp-shinned Hawks (105) will slot in as the fifth highest single day count as well. Northern Harriers had a good push today with 6 juveniles, 1 brown female or juvenile, and 2 very distant backlit birds (unknowns). Non-migrants for the day included: 8 Turkey Vultures, 5 Red-tailed Hawks, 1 Red-shouldered Hawk, and 1 Bald Eagle.
Non-raptor Observations:
Migrants: 39 Canada Geese 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds 6 Common Loons 20 Double-crested Cormorants 1 Great Blue Heron 7 Blue Jays 2 American Pipits Other observations of interest included 1 Tufted Titmouse, 1 Eastern Phoebe, and the continuation of our Eastern Towhee, hanging out with our hawk watch juncos. 103 Monarchs observed today in another good push.
Predictions:
WIth Clarry Hill's nice count of 2700 Broad-winged Hawk it gives us hope that there are more in the pipeline, coming our way. It looks like a forecast of light wind and sun, nothing that would keep a hoard of 'Wings all jacked up on zugunruhe from migrating. Our push today ran late into the day which is also a good sign.
Report submitted by Levi Burford (lbbu...@plymouth.edu)
Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory information may be found at: www.nhaudubon.org
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2021 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 20 | 112 | 116 |
| Bald Eagle | 10 | 75 | 78 |
| Northern Harrier | 9 | 30 | 30 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 105 | 275 | 279 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 11 | 33 | 34 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 1240 | 4915 | 4927 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 41 | 79 | 80 |
| Merlin | 12 | 38 | 40 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 2 | 14 | 14 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Raptor | 5 | 21 | 21 |
| Total: | 1459 | 5611 | 5638 |
| Observation start time: | 07:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:45:00 |
| Total observation time: | 9.75 hours |
| Official Counter | Levi Burford |
| Observers: | Amy Maurer, Bob and Malcolm Holt, Daryl Turek, David Baum, David Fenton, Don Stokes, Dr. Jonathan Atwood, Francie Von Mertens, Glen, Lori, and Alan Chretien, Howard Mansfield, Judd Nathan, Julie & Laurel Brown, Katrina Fenton, Kevin O'Neill, Lillian Stokes, Mark Timmerman, Meade Cadot, Melanie Haber, Nan O\'Neill, Phil and Alden Brown, Polly Pattison, Sandy Fenton, Scott Spangenberg, Susie Spikol, Sy Montgomery, Tom Delaney, with many more... |
Visitors:
141 visitors today with our first raptor release since the the Covid pandemic started. With so many qualified observers at the platform today, please forgive me if your name isn't listed as an official observer. During the removal from of our first bird from its box, I counted 75 folks in attendance.
Weather:
A light-winded day, winds from the north to northwest direction. Temperatures rose from 50 to 65 making it a comfortable day for hawk watching. The clouds gathered only a little, leaving us a lot of blue sky to scan for tiny dots getting ever higher and higher.
Raptor Observations:
It was a good day with good diversity. The Broad-winged Hawk kettles were somewhat small with numbers in the 30s or so and unorganized in what direction they were coming from. The largest kettle was a split up 210 birds strong. It seemed like a pretty broad front on the whole. We had a great American Kestrel day today. This was the highest single day count for of American Kestrel since the official beginning of the project in 2005. However, during the 2003 exploratory year they set the current single day record with 50 birds on September 18th. I was unaware of this statistic during the day so it is a nice surprise! Today's count of Sharp-shinned Hawks (105) will slot in as the fifth highest single day count as well. Northern Harriers had a good push today with 6 juveniles, 1 brown female or juvenile, and 2 very distant backlit birds (unknowns). Non-migrants for the day included: 8 Turkey Vultures, 5 Red-tailed Hawks, 1 Red-shouldered Hawk, and 1 Bald Eagle.
Non-raptor Observations:
Migrants: 39 Canada Geese 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds 6 Common Loons 20 Double-crested Cormorants 1 Great Blue Heron 7 Blue Jays 2 American Pipits Other observations of interest included 1 Tufted Titmouse, 1 Eastern Phoebe, and the continuation of our Eastern Towhee, hanging out with our hawk watch juncos. 103 Monarchs observed today in another good push.
Predictions:
WIth Clarry Hill's nice count of 2700 Broad-winged Hawk it gives us hope that there are more in the pipeline, coming our way. It looks like a forecast of light wind and sun, nothing that would keep a hoard of 'Wings all jacked up on zugunruhe from migrating. Our push today ran late into the day which is also a good sign.
Report submitted by Levi Burford (lbbu...@plymouth.edu)
Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory information may be found at: www.nhaudubon.org
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
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