Counts
Osprey 9
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Harrier 4 (1 male, 2 female, 1 unknown)
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7
Broad-winged Hawk 17
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Total 42
Observation Period: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Observers: Todd Watts
Weather: Cloudless skies during the AM. 5% cloud-cover during the afternoon. Wind NW around 15kmh, gusting to 20, becoming WNW. Rh 95 dropping to 51.Notes: Most of today’s modest flight passed right overhead and relatively low.
Local raptors observed: male and female American Kestrel, Merlin, Sharp-shinned Hawk, adult Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Osprey (3 or more), Bald Eagle (several), Turkey Vulture (4 or more)
Highlights: Close Coup, birds putting on a show while going for the decoy, representitives of all species passing low overhead.
Birds going for the decoy: immature Broad-winged Hawk, Merlin, American Kestrel
Raptor interactions: Cooper’s Hawk and Osprey, Sharp-shinned Hawk and Osprey, Bald Eagle and Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk and Turkey Vulture, Merlin and American Kestrel, Sharp-shinned Hawk and American Kestrel, Broad-winged Hawk and Common Raven (aggressor listed first)
Non-raptors: Not much around today.
Tomorrow: Looks like we might have a light northeast wind shifting to east around Noon, maybe becoming southeast. There should be counts during the morning. The afternoon is very uncertain. The end of the week has potential for a better flight.
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Todd Watts
Official Counter/Co-ordinator
Greenlaw Mountain Hawk Watch
Saint John Naturalists’ Club
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506 321-2125