Hi all,
Great day to see hawks at my old backyard hawkwatch at a temporary site in small grassy area between my old place and the ridge. Odd to have that many on a NE winds. John Landers came by and we both had over 200 during his stay.
11/02/09 - 1030am-3pm
Backyard HawkWatch at temporary site on grassy area, White Ave., Gardenville section of Baltimore, MD
WEATHER: Overcast/MC, 55-57 degrees, NE 10 mph- E 6 mph
OBSERVERS: Kevin Graff (1030am-3pm), John Landers (1130am-230pm)
Canada Goose - 51 (48 headed SE at 156pm, 3 headed E at 229pm)
Common Loon - 4 (2 at 134pm headed SE, 2 at 136pm headed SE)
Black Vulture - 3
Turkey Vulture - 137 (kettle of 25 at 1251pm, 18 at 152pm)
Bald Eagle - 6 (3 adults, 1 4th, 1 2nd)
Northern Harrier - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 37
Cooper's Hawk - 7
Red-shouldered Hawk - 20
Red-tailed Hawk - 126
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK - 1 (adult light phase, 1059am following single Redtail)
American Kestrel - 1
Merlin - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Rock Pigeon - 8
Mourning Dove - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Blue Jay - 2
American Crow - 21
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
American Robin - 18
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling - 12
AMERICAN PIPIT - 3
Cedar Waxwing - 17
Northern Cardinal - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 2
Common Grackle - 6
House Finch - 4
American Goldfinch - 11
House Sparrow - 3
SPECIES: 32
TOTAL BIRDS: 510
MAMMALS
Gray Squirrel - 5
Raptors by hours
1030-11 11-12 12-1 1-2 2-3 Total
Black Vulture 0 0 3 0 0 3
Turkey Vulture 10 39 55 29 4 137
Bald Eagle 0 1 2 2 1 6
Northern Harrier 1 0 0 0 0 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 10 9 11 3 37
Cooper's Hawk 1 2 2 2 0 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 5 6 5 1 20
Red-tailed Hawk 13 36 28 38 11 126
Rough-legged Hawk 1 0 0 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 0 0 1 0 1
Merlin 0 0 0 1 0 1
33 93 105 89 20 340
Bald Eagle - 1 adult 1133am
2 adult 1243pm
1 adult 105pm
1 4th 157pm
1 2nd 244pm
Kevin Graff
Jarrettsville, MD
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