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Saturday, September 6, 2008
Hawk Watch Count 9-6-2008
posted by Laura Guerard | 6:39 PM
Official Observer: Seth Cutright

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 1 23 23
Bald Eagle 0 2 2
Northern Harrier 0 6 6

Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 21 21
Cooper's Hawk 0 7 7
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 1
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 0 37 37
Merlin 2 15 15
Peregrine Falcon 1 2 2
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1


Total: 4 116 116
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Friday, September 5, 2008
Hawk Watch Count 9-5-2008
posted by Seth Cutright | 6:07 PM
Official Observer: Dan Berard



Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 4 22 22
Bald Eagle 0 2 2
Northern Harrier 0 6 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 21 21
Cooper's Hawk 1 7 7
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1 1 1
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 37 37
Merlin 1 13 13
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1

Total: 10 112 112
Morning Flight 9-5-2008
posted by Sam Galick | 10:00 AM
Morning Flight: 0-5 E wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Bobolink- 1

Total Birds: 1
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Hawk Watch Count 9-4-2008
posted by Laura Guerard | 12:25 PM
Official Observer: Seth Cutright

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 18 18
Bald Eagle 0 2 2
Northern Harrier 0 6 6

Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 20 20
Cooper's Hawk 0 6 6
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 2 35 35
Merlin 2 12 12
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1


Total: 6 102 102
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Morning Flight 9-4-2008
posted by Sam Galick | 10:00 AM
Morning Flight: 0-5 ESE wind, foggy conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Total Birds: 0
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Hawk Watch Count 9-3-2008
posted by Laura Guerard | 3:44 PM
Official Observer: Seth Cutright

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 5 18 18
Bald Eagle 0 2 2
Northern Harrier 1 6 6

Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 18 18
Cooper's Hawk 3 6 6
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 5 33 33
Merlin 2 10 10
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1


Total: 23 96 96
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Morning Flight 9-3-2008
posted by Sam Galick | 10:00 AM
Morning Flight: 0-5 E wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 46
American Robin- 4
Cedar Waxwing- 44
Yellow Warbler- 4
American Redstart- 11
Prothonotary Warbler- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 14
Warbler sp.- 25
Indigo Bunting- 1
Bobolink- 56
Baltimore Oriole- 5

Total Birds: 215
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Hawk Watch Count 9-2-2008
posted by Laura Guerard | 3:23 PM
Official Observer: Seth Cutright

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 5 13 13
Bald Eagle 1 2 2
Northern Harrier 4 5 5

Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 12 12
Cooper's Hawk 2 3 3
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 15 28 28
Merlin 4 8 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1


Total: 35 73 73
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Morning Flight 9-2-2008
posted by Sam Galick | 10:00 AM
Morning Flight: 0-5 ENE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Don Freiday

Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 44
Red-eyed Vireo- 10
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 12
Northern Mockingbird- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 53
Blue-winged Warbler- 1
Tennessee Warbler- 4
Northern Parula- 6
Yellow Warbler- 8
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 2
Magnolia Warbler- 1
Cape May Warbler- 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 19
Black-throated Green Warbler- 4
Blackburnian Warbler- 1
Black and White Warbler- 13
American Redstart- 70
Worm-eating Warbler- 1
Ovenbird- 2
Northern Waterthrush- 31
Warbler sp.- 95
Scarlet Tanager- 2
Blue Grosbeak- 6
Indigo Bunting- 1
Bobolink- 64
Baltimore Oriole- 43

Total Birds:502
Monday, September 1, 2008
Hawk Watch Count 9-1-2008
posted by Laura Guerard | 2:46 PM
Official Observer: Seth Cutright

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 8 8 8
Bald Eagle 1 1 1
Northern Harrier 1 1 1

Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 9 9
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 1
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 13 13 13
Merlin 4 4 4
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 1 1


Total: 38 38 38
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Morning Flight 9-1-2008
posted by Sam Galick | 10:00 AM
Morning Flight: 0-5 NE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 5
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 6
Empidonax sp.- 3
Eastern Kingbird- 35
Red-eyed Vireo- 28
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 15
American Robin- 4
Northern Mockingbird- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 215
Blue-winged Warbler- 1
Tennessee Warbler- 2
Northern Parula- 1
Yellow Warbler- 55
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 3
Magnolia Warbler- 7
Cape May Warbler- 18
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 23
Blackburnian Warbler- 3
Prairie Warbler- 1
Black-and White Warbler- 54
American Redstart- 338
Ovenbird- 8
Northern Waterthrush- 51
Wilson's Warbler- 1
Warbler sp.- 45
Scarlet Tanager- 2
Blue Grosbeak- 1
Indigo Bunting- 5
Bobolink- 190
Baltimore Oriole- 86
Veery- 1

Total Birds: 1208
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Morning Flight 8-31-2008
posted by Sam Galick | 10:00 AM
Morning Flight: 5-15 NE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 10
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 4
Emipidonax sp.- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 64
Philadelphia Vireo- 1
Red-eyed Vireo- 8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 38
Cedar Waxwing- 695
Tennessee Warbler- 2
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 8
Yellow Warbler - 26
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 6
Magnolia Warbler- 9
Cape May Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 51
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 5
Blackburnian Warbler- 13
Prairie Warbler- 10
Black-and-White Warbler- 70
American Redstart- 850
Ovenbird- 3
Northern Waterthrush- 50
Canada Warbler- 2
Warbler sp.- 113
Scarlet Tanager- 3
Blue Grosbeak- 2
Indigo Bunting- 8
Bobolink- 257
Baltimore Oriole- 26

Total Birds: 2338

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