Re: [MDOsprey] [BIRDHAWK] Backyard Hawk Watch
Benjamin Poscover (bposcove@bcpl.net)
Wed, 20 Oct 1999 14:38:14 -0400
Kevin: Congratulations on the article about you in today's Sun paper.
Ben Poscover
----- Original Message -----
From: Geoff Graff <ggraff@erols.com>
To: <BIRDHAWK@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU>
Cc: <mdosprey@ARI.Net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 11:58 PM
Subject: [MDOsprey] [BIRDHAWK] Backyard Hawk Watch
> Backyard Hawk Watch (est. 1992), Fall 1999
>
> Site: 3812 White Ave., between Belair Rd. and Walther Ave. - northeast
> Baltimore City in the Gardenville section
>
> Topography of the Site: The prominent peak in the area is a steep ridge
> about 180-200' above Belair Rd. and about 260' above sea level. It runs
> northeast to southwest and is the first ridge west of the Chesapeake
> Bay. It is about 12 miles from the bay, and is about 5 miles northwest
> of the head of Back River, an arm of the bay, and about 6 miles north of
> Baltimore's Inner Harbor. There is a long narrow old-growth of woods
> between 3-5 acres on top of the ridge. My hawkwatch site is about 150
> yards west of the ridge. The only road that runs along side of ridge is
> Fairwood Ave., that connects from White Ave. to Parkmount Ave.
> The hawkwatch is located in my backyard. Most of the hawk flights
> arrive from the northeast and a few from the north and northeast-east.
>
>
>
> Reports: Kevin Graff (ggraff@erols.com))
> Counter: Kevin Graff (Oct. 19th - 9am-2pm)
> (site manned, it depends on the weather, 8am-6:00pm (Oct.), except
> Mon.-Thurs. 8am-2pm)
>
> SPECIES 10/19 SEASON 1998 1997
> TV+ 13 145 525 362
> BV 1 10 49 13
> GE 0 0 1 3
> BE (7 ad. & 16 imm.) 1 23* 22 9
> NH+ 2 29 48 25
> SS+ 21 237 260 106
> CH+ 10 148 153 82
> NG (male) 0 1 1 2
> RS+ 7 77 108 51
> BW+ 0 12,062* 11,782 4,324
> RT+ 15 85 526 339
> RL 0 0 7 14
> OS+ 0 84* 48 20
> AK+ 1 125* 64 23
> ML 0 34* 15 7
> PG 0 2 4 2
> SW - - 1 n/a
> UA+ 0 2 3 4
> UB 0 3 3 3
> UF 0 2 1 n/a
> UR 0 1 n/a n/a
> 71 13,250 13,621 5,338
>
> Non-Raptor 10/19 SEASON 1998
> Common Loon 0 2 21
> Red-throated Loon 2 2 2
> Double-cr. Cormorant 2 92 141
> Great Blue Heron 0 11* 4
> Canada Goose 12 1,936 2,934
> Snow Goose 0 68 230
> Am. Black Duck 0 2 n/a
> Northern Pintail 0 4 n/a
> Short-billed Dowitcher 0 9 n/a
> Common Snipe 0 1 n/a
> Laughing Gull 0 1 n/a
> Ring-billed Gull 9 77 467
> Common Nighthawk 0 63 188
> Chimney Swift+ 0 2,082 4,486
> Ruby-th. Hummingbird 0 7* 1
> Belted Kingfisher 0 1 (male) n/a
> Downy Woodpecker 0 1 2
> Northern Flicker 0 13* 5
> Eastern Phoebe 0 3 ?
> Least Flycatcher 0 1 n/a
> Eastern Kingbird 0 3 n/a
> Purple Martin 0 5 n/a
> Barn Swallow 0 175* 3
> Tree Swallow 3 130* 5
> N. Rough-winged Swallow 0 35 n/a
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 0 5 n/a
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8 25* 11
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 6 12* 7
> Gray Catbird 0 8 ?
> N. Mockingbird 0 2 n/a
> Hermit Thrush 0 2 4
> Am. Robin+ 12 222 866
> Blue Jay+ 8 2,868* 576
> Cedar Waxwing 0 53* 30
> Red-eyed Vireo 0 1 n/a
> Nashville Warbler 0 1 n/a
> Yellow Warbler 0 1 (imm.) 1
> Black-th. Blue Warbler 0 1 (female) n/a
> Black-and-white Warbler 0 2 n/a
> Am. Redstart 0 4 n/a
> Bobolink 0 3 n/a
> Chipping Sparrow 0 4 ?
> Song Sparrow 0 15 ?
> White-throated Sparrow 6 18 63
> Swamp Sparrow 0 1 n/a
> "Slate-colored" Junco 5 7 51
> Unid. sparrow sp. 9 153 ?
> Common Grackle 0 53 n/a
> Pine Siskin 1 1 n/a (new yardlist)
> Am. Goldfinch+ 2 66* 50
> Scarlet Tanager+ 0 1 (female) n/a
> Purple Finch 3 3 3
> Unid. non-raptor sp. 40 433 4,283 (including sparrow)
> 128 8,683 14,539 (33 species)
>
> Butterfly 10/19 SEASON 1998
> Monarch+ 1 6,585 7,399
> American Lady 0 4 n/a
> 1 6,589 7,399
>
> + reported by other observers
>
> Weather: am= PC/MC pm= PC :Temp in the upper 50's. Wind from
> the SW.
>
> Raptor Migration Highlight: An 1st winter Bald Eagle seen at 11:43am
> headed S and is the new season record. Ad. male N. Harrier at 11:31am
> headed SW and ad. female at 11:53am headed SWS. Only kettle of TV was 9
> birds with single Black Vulture at 11:34am headed SW. Accipiters and
> Buteos are picking up well today.
>
> Non-Raptor Migration Highlight: New record and new yardlist for Pine
> Siskin flyby at 12:36pm and season first Pueple Finch at 12:37pm. More
> juncos flyby and got 4 in my yard today. Good day for kinglets and new
> season record for Golden-crowned. Season first Red-throated Loons at
> 12:36pm headed SE. 2 cormorants at 11:28am headed SE. Slow day for geese
> with a flock of 11 at 11:01am and 1 at 11:40am and both headed SE.
>
> Butterfly Migration Highlight: n/a
>
> Standard hawk species identifier codes used: TV= Turkey Vulture, BV=
> Black Vulture, GE= Golden Eagle, BE= Bald Eagle, NH= N. Harrier, SS=
> Sharp-shinned Hawk, CH= Cooper's Hawk, NG= N. Goshawk, RS=
> Red-shouldered Hawk, BW= Broad-winged Hawk, RT= Red-tailed Hawk, RL=
> Rough-legged Hawk, OS= Osprey, AK= Am. Kestrel, ML= Merlin, PG=
> Peregrine Falcon, SW= Swainson's Hawk, UA= Unidentified Accipiter, UB=
> Unidentified Buteo, UF= Unidentified Falcon, UR= Unidentified Raptor.
>
> Sky codes: S= Sunny, PC= Partly Cloudy, MC= Mostly Cloudy, R= Rain
>
> Questions or comment on this report to Kevin Graff at
> ggraff@erols.com
>
>
> Kevin Graff
> Baltimore, MD
> ggraff@erols.com
>