[MDOsprey] Turkey Point- Week Summary 10/20- 10/26
leslie fisher (gonbrdn@dol.net)
Tue, 26 Oct 1999 13:20:12 -0400
Hi All:
Well, it`s official, we are now well past our best season record in 1996
of 5,600 birds with 5,990 for the 1999season so far. Do we hear 7,000
for the season??
That should be doable with some good buteo flights in November.
Anyways, a total of 389 raptors this week.
Highlights:
In the non-raptor department, 50 BRANT flewover the hawk watch on 10/23,
a very good sighting for Cecil Co. Marcia Whitmyre tallied the 2nd
GOLDEN EAGLE of the season on 10/25. Falcon flights are all but over,
with only 1 MERLIN and 3 KESTREL this week. Accipiters for the week
were SHARPIES
162, and COOPS 12, with a high percentage of adult birds being seen.
The lone OSPREY of the week came through today at 11:30 am. 24 BALD
EAGLES, 43 RED-TAILED, 18 RED-SHOULDERED, 107 TV, 8 BV 4 NORTHERN
HARRIER and 6 unidentified made up the balance of the count. To see
seasonal weekly summaries visit www.udel.edu/cecilbirds.
Leslie Fisher
Cecil Co.