Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 21:36:03 -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 (Oct. 11TH - 9am-2pm) (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 10/11 SEASON 1999 Turkey Vulture 23 182 608 Black Vulture 0 14 37 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 Bald Eagle (a & i) 0 18 32 Northern Harrier 0 24 37 Sharp-shinned Hawk 25 244 386 Cooper's Hawk 2 81 234 Northern Goshawk 0 2 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 42 194 Broad-winged Hawk 0 13,583* 12,113 Red-tailed Hawk 2 47 893 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 5 Osprey 2 82 84 American Kestrel 2 105 136 Merlin 0 11 36 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 5 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 n/a Unidentified Accipiter 0 4 2 Unidentified Buteo 0 3 8 Unidentified Eagle 0 0 n/a Unidentified Falcon 0 1 2 Unidentified Raptor 0 2 2 57 14,452 14,819 Non-Raptor 10/11 SEASON 1999 Common Loon 0 1 ?? Double-crested Cormorant 0 14 95 Great Blue Heron 0 5 11 Great Egret 0 2 n/a Canada Goose 0 1,609 2,338 Snow Goose 0 25 149 Mallard 0 3 n/a American Black Duck 0 2 2 Laughing Gull 0 1 1 Ring-billed Gull 0 97 135 Herring Gull 0 5 n/a Caspian Tern 0 3 n/a Common Nighthawk 0 62 63 Chimney Swift 3 5,282* 2,082 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 0 15* 7 Belted Kingfisher 0 1 1 Downy Woodpecker 0 1 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 0 3 ? Red-bellied Woodpecker 0 2 ? Northern Flicker 1 12 16 Eastern Phoebe 0 5* 3 Least Flycatcher 0 2* 1 Eastern Kingbird 0 3 3 Acadian Flycatcher 0 2 n/a Empidonax flycatcher sp. 0 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 0 488* 149 N. Rough-winged Swallow 0 73* 35 Unidentified swallow sp. 0 43 n/a Blue Jay 21 889 2,914 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0 2 ? Red-breasted Nuthatch 0 2 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 38 107 Golden-crowned Kinglet 0 15 48 Gray Catbird 0 7 8 Hermit Thrush 0 6* 3 Veery 0 1 ? Swainson's Thrush 0 2 ? American Robin 0 76 1,281 Northern Mockingbird 0 2 2 Cedar Waxwing 0 139 161 Red-eyed Vireo 0 3* 1 Nashville Warbler 0 2 ? Yellow Warbler 0 7* 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 4 ? Chestnut-sided Warbler 0 2 n/a Magnolia Warbler 0 3 n/a Black-throated Green W 0 7 ? 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 30 ? Blue Grosbeak 0 1 ? Rose-breasted Grosbeak 0 2 n/a Song Sparrow 0 31* 28 White-throated Sparrow 0 25 103? Swamp Sparrow 0 1 1 "Slate-colored" Junco 0 1 95 Unidentified sparrow sp. 2 51 281 Red-winged Blackbird 0 8 60 Rusty Blackbird 0 2 n/a Common Grackle 0 8 84 Baltimore Oriole 0 1 n/a American Goldfinch 0 79 136 Scarlet Tanager 0 5* 1 House Finch 0 11 26 Unidentified passerine 31 343 1,290 62 9,788 11,913 Butterfly 10/11 SEASON 1999 Monarch 2 2,613 6,595 Red Admiral 0 32* 4 American Lady 0 7 11 Mourning Cloak 1 7* 5 Question Mark 0 2* 1 3 2,661 6,616 * refer to new season record Weather: am= S pm= S Temp in the upper 60's. Wind from the W all day. Mostly Sunny all day with very few thin clouds at the site and a lot of clouds to the south of my site. Raptor Migration Highlight: Another good day for Turkey Vultures and nice # of Sharpies. If the Sharpies continues in good # each day, I may get about 400 or so to break a new record. Non-Raptor Migration Highlight: Very slow day with few passerines passing through along the west side of the ridge, quite in a distance from my site. Butterfly Migration Highlight: After been absent for two days, both Monarch appear between 10-11am along with a Mourning Cloak. 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!? Get Yahoo! 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