Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 19:00:36 -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. 29th - 9am-2:30pm) (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. Note: Yesterday report, 9/28 was short due to interview with Zoo staff. Did count from 8:30am-10:30am and had 102 BW, 1 OS, 1 TV, 1 SS, 4 CH, 407 Canada Geese, 2 unidentified passerines, 23 swifts, 19 Blue Jay, and 10 Monarch. All are including in the total. Raptor 09/29 SEASON 1999 Turkey Vulture 8 59 608 Black Vulture 0 8 37 Golden Eagle 0 0 1 Bald Eagle (a & i) 2 14 32 Northern Harrier 2 17 37 Sharp-shinned Hawk 30 119 386 Cooper's Hawk 3 40 234 Northern Goshawk 0 1 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 25 194 Broad-winged Hawk 1,082 13,539* 12,113 Red-tailed Hawk 1 19 893 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 5 Osprey 5 45 84 American Kestrel 5 51 136 Merlin 0 5 36 Peregrine Falcon 1 3 5 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 n/a Unidentified Accipiter 0 1 2 Unidentified Buteo 0 2 8 Unidentified Eagle 0 0 n/a Unidentified Falcon 0 1 2 Unidentified Raptor 1 2 2 1,142 13,951 14,819 Non-Raptor 09/29 SEASON 1999 Double-crested Cormorant 0 14 95 Great Blue Heron 0 5 11 Great Egret 0 2 n/a Canada Goose 122 1,053 2,338 Mallard 0 3 n/a American Black Duck 0 2 2 Laughing Gull 0 1 1 Ring-billed Gull 0 93 135 Herring Gull 0 5 n/a Caspian Tern 0 3 n/a Common Nighthawk 0 54 63 Chimney Swift 40 5,032* 2,082 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 0 14* 7 Belted Kingfisher 0 1 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 1 ? Northern Flicker 0 6 16 Eastern Phoebe 0 4* 3 Least Flycatcher 0 2* 1 Eastern Kingbird 0 3 3 Empidonax flycatcher sp. 2 2 ? Purple Martin 0 26* 5 Barn Swallow 0 154 175 Cliff Swallow 0 7 n/a Bank Swallow 0 49 n/a Tree Swallow 0 474* 149 N. Rough-winged Swallow 0 73* 35 Unidentified swallow sp. 0 43 n/a Blue Jay 69 498 2,914 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0 2 ? Red-breasted Nuthatch 0 2 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 24 107 Golden-crowned Kinglet 0 6 48 Gray Catbird 3 4 8 Swainson's Thrush 0 2 ? American Robin 13 53 1,281 Cedar Waxwing 7 96 161 Red-eyed Vireo 0 3* 1 Nashville Warbler 0 1 ? Yellow Warbler 0 7* 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 0 2 n/a Magnolia Warbler 0 2 n/a Black-throated Green W 0 5 ? Prairie Warbler 0 2 n/a Cerulean Warbler 0 2 n/a American Redstart 0 4 4 Common Yellowthroat 0 1 ? Unidentified warbler sp. 0 27 ? Blue Grosbeak 0 1 ? Rose-breasted Grosbeak 0 2 n/a Song Sparrow 1 21 28 White-throated Sparrow 5 16 103? "Slate-colored" Junco 0 1 95 Unidentified sparrow sp. 0 25 281 Common Grackle 0 6 84 Baltimore Oriole 0 1 n/a American Goldfinch 0 61 136 Scarlet Tanager 0 5* 1 Unidentified passerine 12 269 1,290 276 8,251 11,671 Butterfly 09/29 SEASON 1999 Monarch 56 1,907 6,595 Red Admiral 0 15* 4 American Lady 0 2 11 Mourning Cloak 0 3 5 56 1,927 6,615 * refer to new season record Weather: am= S pm= S Temp. in the mid 60's. Wind from the NE all day with cool condition. Raptor Migration Highlight: Another big flight today with largest kettles was 124 at 10:59am in a long stream. Most other BW came in streams of 20, 30, 40... birds all morning. Best year for BW, 13,000+. Best day for Sharpies, some in kettles with 4 at 11:19am and 8 at 11:36am. Immature eagle at 11:33am with kettles of BW and few other hawks, and an adult at 1:43pm. Non-Raptor Migration Highlight: Season first sapsucker in flight headed SE. 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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