Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 20:36:48 -0700 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Kevin Graff Subject: [BIRDHAWK] Backyard Hawk Watch Comments: To: BIRDHAWK@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Backyard Hawk Watch (est. 1992), Fall 2000 Reports: Kevin Graff (hawkwatch_21206@yahoo.com) Counter: Kevin Graff (Sept. 17th - 9:30am-4:30pm) (site manned, it depends on the weather, 8am-7pm (Aug.), available on Mon.-Fri. 8am-2pm, Sat 1pm-7pm, & Sun. 8am-7pm or 11:30am-7pm depend on work. Fall season runs August 1st to January 15th, but usually start early because of non-raptors passing through. Raptor 09/17 SEASON 1999 Turkey Vulture 2 36 608 Black Vulture 0 4 37 Golden Eagle 0 0 1 Bald Eagle (a & i) 0 9 32 Northern Harrier 1 10 37 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 31 386 Cooper's Hawk 1 13 234 Northern Goshawk 0 0 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 15 194 Broad-winged Hawk 709 3,453 12,113 Red-tailed Hawk 0 9 893 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 5 Osprey 0 22 84 American Kestrel 0 24 136 Merlin 1 4 36 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 5 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 n/a Unidentified Accipiter 0 1 2 Unidentified Buteo 0 1 8 Unidentified Eagle 0 0 n/a Unidentified Falcon 0 1 2 Unidentified Raptor 0 1 2 721 3,635 14,819 Non-Raptor 09/17 SEASON 1999 Double-crested Cormorant 0 14 95 Great Blue Heron 0 3 11 Great Egret 0 2 n/a Mallard 0 3 n/a American Black Duck 0 2 2 Laughing Gull 0 1 1 Ring-billed Gull 5 87 135 Herring Gull 0 5 n/a Caspian Tern 0 3 n/a Common Nighthawk 0 45 63 Chimney Swift 128 1,963 2,082 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 13* 7 Belted Kingfisher 0 1 1 Eastern Phoebe 0 3 3 Least Flycatcher 0 2* 1 Eastern Kingbird 0 3 3 Purple Martin 0 26* 5 Barn Swallow 0 149 175 Cliff Swallow 0 7 n/a Bank Swallow 0 49 n/a Tree Swallow 0 411* 149 N. Rough-winged Swallow 0 73* 35 Unidentified swallow sp. 0 43 n/a Blue Jay 2 19 2,914 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0 2 ? Red-breasted Nuthatch 0 2 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 0 1 107 Gray Catbird 0 1 8 American Robin 0 10 1,281 Cedar Waxwing 0 82 161 Nashville Warbler 0 1 ? Yellow Warbler 0 7* 1 Magnolia Warbler 0 2 n/a Prairie Warbler 0 2 n/a Cerulean Warbler 0 2 n/a American Redstart 0 3 4 Common Yellowthroat 0 1 ? Unidentified warbler sp. 0 12 ? Blue Grosbeak 0 1 ? Rose-breasted Grosbeak 0 2 n/a Unidentified sparrow sp. 0 15 281 Common Grackle 0 6 84 Baltimore Oriole 0 1 n/a American Goldfinch 0 41 136 Unidentified passerine 1 77 1,290 137 3,197 8,320 Butterfly 09/16 SEASON 1999 Monarch 53 497 6,595 Red Admiral 0 3 4 American Lady 0 2 11 Mourning Cloak 0 3 5 53 505 6,615 * refer to new season record Weather: am= S pm= S Temp. in the upper 60's to mid 70's. Wind from the SW all day and sometimes calm. Sunny all day, with clouds seen out on the east in the bay area. Left at 4:30pm due to slow flight in pm. Came in late at 9:30am due to work at vet clinic. Raptor Migration Highlight: It was disaster! Not a single clouds and many BW are high today. Many single Bw are low enough for me to see. Largest kettles came in between 12pm-12:30pm with 189 at 12:01pm, 407 w/ 1 SS & 1 RS at 12:07pm, 8 at 12:23pm, and 30 at 12:27pm. In am, few small kettles up to 12 and 13. In pm, most are singles except one kettle of 6 at 2:07pm. Non-Raptor Migration Highlight: Slow day Butterfly Migration Highlight: n/a Non-Migrants Highlight: n/a Standard hawk species identifier codes used: BV= Black Vulture, TV= Turkey Vulture, GE= Golden Eagle, BE= Bald Eagle, NH= Northern Harrier, SS= Sharp-shinned Hawk, CH= Cooper's Hawk, NG= Northern Goshawk, RS= Red- shouldered Hawk, BW= Broad-winged Hawk, RT= Red-tailed Hawk, RL= Rough-legged Hawk, OS= Osprey, AK= American Kestrel, ML= Merlin, PG= Peregrine Falcon, SW= Swainson's Hawk, UA= Unidentified Accipiter, UB= Unidentified Buteo, UE= Unidentified Eagle, UF= Unidentified Falcon, UR= Unidentified Raptor. Sky codes: S= Sunny, PS= Partly Sunny, PC= Partly Cloudy, MC= Mostly Cloudy, R= Rain Backyard Hawk Watch is located at 3812 White Ave., between Belair Rd. and Walther Ave. in the Gardenville section in northeast Baltimore City. Topography of the Site: - steep ridge about 180-200' above Belair Rd. - about 260' above sea level - It runs northeast to southwest - the first ridge west of the Chesapeake Bay - 12 miles from bay, 5 miles NW of Back River - my hawkwatch is 150 yards west of the ridge - Fairwood Ave runs along side of ridge My hawkwatch is located in my backyard. Most of the hawk flights arrive from the northeast and a few from the north and northeast-east. Questions or comment on this report to Kevin Graff at hawkwatch_21206@yahoo.com Kevin Graff Baltimore, MD hawkwatch_21206@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! 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