CROMWELL VALLEY PARK HAWKWATCH    Friday,  Sept. 16th 2005

All of the east coast hawkwatches have had very low numbers this week because of the 
uncooperative weather pattern we've been in. With Hurricane Ophelia almost stationary off North 
Carolina, and a large frontal boundary slowly moving in from the Great Lakes region, we've seen 
poor migration conditions.
It is believed that this same frontal boundary has trapped most of the Broad-winged hawks to the 
north of the New England watch sites. Once Ophelia clears out of New England these hawks will 
begin to move south. 
Bottom line is Saturday the 17th will probably be low numbers, Sunday the 18th may see some 
good numbers, but Monday the 19th and Tuesday the 20th should see the big numbers we hope 
to get!!!
CVP HawkWatch Totals 9/16/2005
Broad-wing - 5
Sharpie - 3
Osprey - 5
Kestral - 7
Bald Eagle - 1 imm. at 3:50 pm
Jim Meyers    Parkville Md

Thanks to Kirk "IF A BROADWING SNEEZES IN NORTH AMERICA, I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT" 
Moulton