Backyard Hawkwatch

Geoff Graff (ggraff@erols.com)
Tue, 15 Sep 1998 20:18:42 -0400


Backyard Hawkwatch - northeast Baltimore City - Fall 1998
-White Ave. between Belair Rd. and Walther Ave.



      Another bad day for hawks. Fog and heavy gray cloud cover prevent 
hawks from going south until after 5pm, a small kettle of BWs and a TV.


Total for 9/15

Broad-winged Hawk - 106
Turkey Vulture - 1


Total for 1998 (Aug. 23-Sept. 15)                              1997

Turkey Vulture -             11                                 362
Black Vulture -               0                                  13
Golden Eagle -                0                                   3
Bald Eagle -                  8                                   9
N. Harrier -                  3                                  25
Sharp-shinned Hawk -         10                                 106
Cooper's Hawk -              11                                  82
N. Goshawk -                  0                                   2
Red-shouldered Hawk -         2                                  51
Broad-winged Hawk -        3991                                4324
Red-tailed Hawk -             4                                 339
Rough-legged Hawk -           0                                  13
Osprey -                     28                                  20 
Am. Kestrel -                13                                  23
Merlin -                      4                                   7
Peregrine Falcon -            1                                   2
Unidentified Raptors -        1                                   7
Total:                     4087                                5338


   
            Kevin Graff
            Baltimore, MD
            ggraff@erols.com