10 Sharpies and 3 Osprey, to be exact, plus 2 unidentified raptors.
We wussed out when the rain started and left early, not wanting to get
caught in a thunderstorm on the way out. Of course, the real storm
turned out to be several hours late. I don't think we missed many birds,
though, with the strengthening southwest winds and lowering skies.

The woodpeckers kept us entertained. The Pileated nicely perched
on one of the snags for us, and the Red-headeds were equally obliging,
as were the Flickers.

At 01:43 PM 9/24/2006, Chris Starling wrote:
>. . .
>
>The hawk-watching was rather slow, as expected with such strong southerly
>
>winds. Pat has the totals but I know that in just over two hours there
>
>were fewer then twenty birds, most being Sharp-shinned Hawks with a few
>
>Ospreys added in.  Plenty of resident Eagles present as well...

--Pat

Pat Valdata, Elkton, MD | 
"The natural function of the wing is to soar upwards
and carry that which is heavy up to the place where dwells the race of gods.
More than any other thing that pertains to the body
it partakes of the nature of the divine." --Plato