Backyard Hawkwatch
Geoff Graff (ggraff@erols.com)
Wed, 23 Sep 1998 21:26:08 -0400
Backyard Hawkwatch - northeast Baltimore City - Fall 1998
-White Ave. between Belair Rd. and Walther Ave.
Windy and almost cold this morning, but still warm with alot of sun.
In the afternoon became warmer with light breeze and wind from the
north. Huge kettle of Broadwings came in a hurry after 11:00am for three
minutes, it seems to me that this kettle knew that the cold front just
arrived today. Also cold front brought 1207 Canada Geese and 1 Snow
Goose in 32 flocks along with 13 Goldfinches and 17 Blue Jay. Monarch
still moving in.
Interested birds visit my yard while watching hawks, a female Yellow
Warbler at 5:58pm checked out bushes around old fish pond (new pond, 16'
by 6' with natural setting and 2' fall waterfall will be ready by early
spring 1999), male Evening Grosbeak and female Purple Finch seen in one
of maple trees.
Total for 9/23
Broad-winged Hawk - 875
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 7
Am. Kestrel - 5
Osprey - 2
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Turkey Vulture - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
Bald Eagle - 1 (imm.)
N. Harrier - 1
Black Vulture - 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Total for 1998 (Aug. 23-Sept. 23) 1997
Turkey Vulture - 14 362
Black Vulture - 2 13
Golden Eagle - 0 3
Bald Eagle - 9 tie record* 9
N. Harrier - 15 25
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 26 106
Cooper's Hawk - 17 82
N. Goshawk - 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk - 4 51
Broad-winged Hawk - 7942 4324
Red-tailed Hawk - 7 339
Rough-legged Hawk - 0 13
Osprey - 35 20
Am. Kestrel - 26 new record* 23
Merlin - 6 7
Peregrine Falcon - 1 2
Swainson's Hawk - 1 (9/16) n/a
Unidentified Raptors - 1 7
Total: 8106 5338
Kevin Graff
Baltimore, MD
ggraff@erols.com