Turkey Point- 10/11

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A beautiful day @ Turkey Point, with clear skies and leaves beginning
their show of colours.  The Hawk flight was great, the following
observed between 9-11 am.
Peregrine Falcon- 1 ( Sean got on it first, and nearly choked on his
crackers trying to get the words out).
Broad-wings- 3 ( 2 imm, 1 mature , seperately)
Northern Harriers- 7
Bald Eagles- 5 ( 2 mature, 3 first-2nd year transition)
Kestrels- 6 ( all came through very rapidly )
SHARPIES- **62**
Coops- 6
Black Vultures-3
These birds were all up close and personal, able to clearly see the
beautiful banding in the mature BW tail etc. Hated to leave with such a
good flight going, but, things to do....

Also of note on the walk in:
Golden-crown Kinglet- 100+
Ruby-crown Kinglet- 50+
Brown Creepers- ** 6, fall arrival
Blue-headed Vireo- 1 ( A beautiful bird with its` bold blue-grey cap,
prominent white spectacles, clean white throat and yellowish flanks.  I
lingered on in one spot while the other 5 in the group strolled on,
yelling back at me to move because the Turkey Vultures where moving in,
so I stand vindicated! )
Bank Swallow- 1
We also met some fellow bird watchers from the DC area who had read
about us on the internet, imagine that!!
Leslie Fisher
Cecil Bird Club
North East MD

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