[MDOsprey] Turkey Point- 9/28

leslie fisher (gonbrdn@dol.net)
Tue, 28 Sep 1999 12:44:41 -0400


Hi all:
Another slowish morning at the watch, complicated by trying to pick
Accipiters out of the hundreds ( shall we say a 1000 ) Blue Jays.  A
very grey morning with intermittent drizzle.  Not a total bust though,
with 55 raptors between 9 and 12.
Those good old reliable SHARPIES dominated as always- 37.  COOPS- 3
About 10ish I became restless and walked to the point for a change of
scenery and immediately encountered 4 OSPREY  leaving the SE end of the
point ; these were low birds and very doubtful I would have seen them
from the meadow. I think it logical to surmise that we are missing some
birds from either location.  On a day with many present, it would be
interesting to run simultaneous counts from both spots to compare.
Maybe we`ll have 2 counts locations with walkie/talkies when we get
really big!!!  Always dreaming.
Others- 1 KESTREL, 1 PEREGRINE, 4 TV, 2 BE, 3 NORTHERN HARRIER.
Non-raptors included building numbers of Jays, Flickers, Red-bellied
Woodpeckers and Bluebirds.  Also 1 RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD.