It appears that Broad-winged Hawks are finally starting to arrive. We had our first double-digit day yesterday and hopefully as this weather clears we will get an excellent flight. Here are the numbers so far for the season.
Daily Raptor Counts: as of Apr 11, 2007 | |||
Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
Black Vulture | 0 | 1 | 15 |
Turkey Vulture | 10 | 55 | 258 |
Osprey | 5 | 40 | 66 |
Bald Eagle | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Northern Harrier | 2 | 6 | 15 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 9 | 43 | 120 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 2 | 18 | 60 |
Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 6 | 52 |
Broad-winged Hawk | 11 | 14 | 14 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 2 | 15 | 60 |
Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
American Kestrel | 2 | 55 | 107 |
Merlin | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown | 1 | 4 | 11 |
Total: | 46 | 261 | 784 |