Alton Bay Hawk Watch (28 Sep 2022) 65 Raptors

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Alton Bay Hawk Watch
Alton, New Hampshire, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2022
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	2	2	2
Turkey Vulture	2	8	8
Osprey	2	4	4
Bald Eagle	1	7	7
Northern Harrier	0	1	1
Sharp-shinned Hawk	14	52	52
Cooper's Hawk	0	2	2
Northern Goshawk	0	0	0
Red-shouldered Hawk	1	1	1
Broad-winged Hawk	37	368	368
Red-tailed Hawk	0	2	2
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Golden Eagle	0	0	0
American Kestrel	3	16	16
Merlin	0	4	4
Peregrine Falcon	1	2	2
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	0
Unknown Buteo	0	0	0
Unknown Falcon	0	1	1
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	2	9	9
Total:	65	479	479

Observation start time:	08:30:00
Observation end time:	15:00:00
Total observation time:	6.5 hours
Official Counter	Rob Woodward
Observers:

Visitors:
12 including hawk watcher Hal Bush who helped spot some birds.

Weather:
Partly cloudy all day, good visibility, light to moderate winds first from SW then W and NW, 50's and 60's.

Raptor Observations:
Black Vultures! I am now ahead of Pack Monadnock in the Black Vulture category! Once again, most of the activity was during the 10:00 o'clock hour, then another dull afternoon. Good variety today, first RSHA for this site, a peregrine directly overhead, good push of sharp-shins, close kestrels kiting in the wind, still a few Broad-wings around.

Non-raptor Observations:
Some fall firsts: WTSP, pipit, Pine Siskin. A flock of 12 bluebird southbound, 2 BHVI,4 Monarchs.

Predictions:
Steady NW wind tomorrow so should be better than today.

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