5/30 & 5/31

5/30

15- Turkey Vulture
1- 0sprey
2- Bald Eagle
1- Northern Harrier
21- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Northern Goshawk
85- Broad-Winged Hawk
2- Red-Tailed Hawk
1- American Kestrel
2- Merlin

TOTAL: 131

5/31

5- Turkey Vulture
1- Bald Eagle
2- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
3- Red-Tailed Hawk

TOTAL: 11

And that concludes the 2010 raptor migration
season boys and girls, its been a blast.
Thanks to everyone who came up for a visit
and helped spot birds, I had a lot of fun.
Get out and ride that bike of yours!




SEASON TOTAL:

505- Turkey Vultures
56- 0sprey
390- Bald Eagle
607- Northern Harrier
9,747- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
27- Coopers Hawk
94- Northern Goshawk
28- Red-Shouldered Hawk
2,582- Broad-Winged Hawk
630- Red-Tailed Hawk
229- Rough-Legged Hawk
38- Golden Eagle
411- American Kestrel
101- Merlin
38- Peregrine Falcon
3- Swainsons Hawk
1- Unknown Accipiter
2- Unknown Eagle
7- Unknown Small Falcon
1- Unknown Raptor

TOTAL: 15,497

5/29

5- Turkey Vulture
2- 0sprey
8- Bald Eagle
4- Northern Harrier
14- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
80- Broad-Winged Hawk
5- Red-Tailed Hawk
1- American Kestrel
1- Swainsons Hawk (light morph)

TOTAL: 120

Photo of Immature Bald Eagle: Chris Neri

5/27 & 5/28

5/27 -J. Bojczyk

10- Turkey Vulture
2- 0sprey
4- Bald Eagle
6- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
6- Broad-Winged Hawk
2- Red-Tailed Hawk
1- Merlin
1- Unknown Falcon

TOTAL: 32

5/28

2- Turkey Vulture
1- Bald Eagle
1- Northern Harrier
12- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Northern Goshawk
35- Broad-Winged Hawk
2- Red-Tailed Hawk
1- Merlin
1- Unknown Raptor

TOTAL: 56

Photo of Immature Broad-Winged: Chris Neri

5/26

10- Turkey Vulture
1- 0sprey
9- Bald Eagle
1- Northern Harrier
26- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Red-Shouldered Hawk
160- Broad-Winged Hawk
3- Red-Tailed Hawk
3- Rough-Legged Hawk
1- American Kestrel

TOTAL: 215

Photo of Broad-Winged: Chris Neri

5/25

5- Turkey Vulture
4- 0sprey
1O- Bald Eagle
3- Northern Harrier
138- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Northern Goshawk
14- Broad-Winged Hawk
2- Red-Tailed Hawk
2- Rough-Legged Hawk
1- American Kestrel
2- Merlin
1- Peregrine Falcon

TOTAL: 183

5/24

5- Turkey Vulture
3- 0sprey
5- Bald Eagle
7- Northern Harrier
161- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Northern Goshawk
3- Broad-Winged Hawk
3- Red-Tailed Hawk
1- Rough-Legged Hawk
5- American Kestrel
5- Merlin

TOTAL: 199

5/23

3- Turkey Vulture
1- 0sprey
3- Bald Eagle
6- Northern Harrier
48- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
2- Broad-Winged Hawk
2- Red-Tailed Hawk
5- American Kestrel
1- Merlin
1- Small Falcon

TOTAL: 72

5/22

8- Turkey Vulture
14- Bald Eagle
4- Northern Harrier
165- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Coopers Hawk
1- Northern Goshawk
77- Broad-Winged Hawk
2- Red-Tailed Hawk
10- American Kestrel
1- Merlin
1- Peregrine Falcon
1- Small Falcon

TOTAL: 285

5/20 & 5/21

5/20 -J. Bojczyk

11- Turkey Vulture
1- 0sprey
4- Bald Eagle
1- Northern Harrier
39- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
50- Broad-Winged Hawk
4- Red-Tailed Hawk
1- American Kestrel
1- Merlin

TOTAL: 112

5/21

5- Turkey Vulture
3- Bald Eagle
7- Northern Harrier
108- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
3- Northern Goshawk
3- Broad-Winged Hawk
5- American Kestrel
4- Merlin
3- Peregrine

TOTAL: 141

5/19

15- Turkey Vulture
2- 0sprey
4- Bald Eagle
55- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
2- Red- Shouldered Hawk
40- Broad-Winged Hawk
6- Red-Tailed Hawk
3- American Kestrel
4- Merlin

TOTAL: 131

5/18

3- Turkey Vulture
2- 0sprey
5- Bald Eagle
65- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
13- Broad-Winged Hawk
8- Red-Tailed Hawk
1- Golden Eagle
2- American Kestrel
1- Merlin
2- Peregrine

TOTAL: 102

5/17

Bald Eagle

Broad-winged Hawk

2- Turkey Vulture
15- Bald Eagle
2- Northern Harrier
126- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
90- Broad-Winged Hawk
5- Red-Tailed Hawk
2- Golden Eagle
2- American Kestrel
2- Merlin
1- Swainsons Hawk

TOTAL: 247

5/16

13- Turkey Vulture
1- 0sprey
13- Bald Eagle
104- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
55- Broad-Winged Hawk
5- Red-Tailed Hawk
2- Golden Eagle
3- American Kestrel
2- Merlin
2- Peregrine Falcon

TOTAL: 2OO

Beyond Excellent Thermals FOREVER

5/14 & 5/ 15

5/14

3- Turkey Vulture
5- Bald Eagle
55- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
2- Broad-Winged Hawk
1- Red-Tailed Hawk

TOTAL: 66

5/15

8- Turkey Vulture
3- 0sprey
8- Bald Eagle
1- Northern Harrier
165- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Coopers Hawk
25- Broad-Winged Hawk
3- Red-Tailed Hawk
1- Golden Eagle
3- American Kestrel
3- Merlin
4- Peregrine Falcon
1- Small Falcon

TOTAL: 226

also 1 Long-Eared 0wl seen from Michael Kielb's home platform, nice one Mike

5/13

3- Turkey Vulture
1- 0sprey
2- Bald Eagle
43- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
4- American Kestrel
3- Merlin
1- Peregrine Falcon

TOTAL: 57

what do ya'll blog readers think is going to happen this weekend?
Are we going to get a push? CAN I GET'A PUSH?!

5/11 & 5/12

5/11- conducted by Jason

7- Turkey Vulture
1- 0sprey
5- Bald Eagle
5- Northern Harrier
479- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Coopers Hawk
7- Broad-Winged Hawk
2- Red-Tailed Hawk
5- American Kestrel
2- Merlin

TOTAL: 514

5/12

5- Turkey Vulture
8- Bald Eagle
3- Northern Harrier
321- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
16- Broad-Winged Hawk
3- Red-Tailed Hawk
2- Golden Eagle
1- American Kestrel
2- Merlin

TOTAL: 361

5/9 & 5/10

5/9

2- Turkey Vulture
1- 0sprey
3- Bald Eagle
45- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Broad-Winged Hawk
1- Red-Tailed Hawk
1- American Kestrel

TOTAL: 54

5/10

8- Turkey Vulture
1- 0sprey
9- Bald Eagle
3- Northern Harrier
122- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
55- Broad-Winged Hawk
2- Red-Tailed Hawk
1- Rough-Legged Hawk
1- Golden Eagle
3- American Kestrel
1- Merlin
3- Peregrine Falcon

TOTAL: 209

0sprey by JIM KRISS

5/8

1- Turkey Vulture
1- Osprey
2- Bald Eagle
2- Sharp-shinned Hawk

TOTAL: 6

5/7

2- Turkey Vulture
2- Bald Eagle
18- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
6- Broad-Winged Hawk
2- Merlin

TOTAL: 30

5/6

So very strong winds out of the north made for minimal hawks in flight and a cold cold hearted day on the platform.

2- Turkey Vulture
1- Bald Eagle
13- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
3- American Kestrel

TOTAL: 19

5/4 & 5/5

5/4

18- Turkey Vulture
2- 0sprey
1- Bald Eagle
1- Northern Harrier
46- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Northern Goshawk
25- Broad-Winged Hawk
4- Red-Tailed Hawk
2- Golden Eagle
1- American Kestrel

TOTAL: 101

5/5

16- Turkey Vulture
2- 0sprey
2- Bald Eagle
6- Northern Harrier
177- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
2- Coopers Hawk
55- Broad-Winged Hawk
4- Red-Tailed Hawk
2- Rough-Legged Hawk
13- American Kestrel
4- Merlin
2- Peregrine Falcon

TOTAL: 285

Broad-winged Photo: Susan Hubert

5/3

10- Turkey Vulture
59- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
3- Coopers Hawk
75- Broad-Winged Hawk
4- Red-Tailed Hawk
3- American Kestrel
2- Peregrine Falcon

TOTAL: 156

5/1 & 5/2

5/1- Jason Bojczyk

9- Turkey Vulture
7- 0sprey
10- Bald Eagle
21- Northern Harrier
1102- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Northern Goshawk
1- Red-Shouldered Hawk
1200- Broad-Winged Hawk
3- Red-Tailed Hawk
21- Rough-Legged Hawk
1- Golden Eagle
24- American Kestrel
6- Merlin
5- Peregrine Falcon

TOTAL: 2411

5/2

10- Turkey Vulture
3- Bald Eagle
8- Northern Harrier
573- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
250- Broad-Winged Hawk
6- Red-Tailed Hawk
5- Rough-Legged Hawk
1- Swainsons Hawk (!!!)
6- American Kestrel
1- Merlin

TOTAL: 863

4/30

whoa.

11- Turkey Vulture
3- 0sprey
2- Bald Eagle
22- Northern Harrier
1284- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
4- Coopers Hawk
1- Northern Goshawk
3- Broad-Winged Hawk
3- Red-Tailed Hawk
5- Rough-Legged Hawk
62- American Kestrel
8- Merlin
6- Peregrine Falcon
1- Unknown Small Falcon

TOTAL: 1415

what a falcon day we had.
it was quite the sight.
the amount of sharpies made me nauseous.
the portland trailblazers have been eliminated from the NBA playoffs.
if anyone has a suggestion on what team I should be following now, please let me know.

4/29

6- Turkey Vulture
7- Bald Eagle
8- Northern Harrier
463- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
2- Northern Goshawk
1- Red-Shouldered Hawk
120- Broad-Winged Hawk
5- Red-Tailed Hawk
1- Rough-Legged Hawk
20- American Kestrel
1- Merlin

TOTAL: 634

It was a good day today, the largest Broad-Winged kettle I have ever seen up to this point and they will continue to grow. I am looking forward to the Lepard families return to the U.P. tomorrow. They have become a great addition to the crew family, we like having them around.
Harrier photo courtesy of Jim Kriss

4/28

9 Turkey Vulture
1- Osprey
11- Bald Eagle
3- Northern Harrier
18- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Northern Goshawk
1- Red-Shouldered Hawk
2- Broad-Winged Hawk
8- Red-Tailed Hawk
3- Rough-Legged Hawk
1- Golden Eagle
4- American Kestrel
1- Merlin
1- Peregrine Falcon

TOTAL: 64

Thanks to Joe Nault for conducting the count today.

4/27

5- Turkey Vulture
1- Osprey
6- Bald Eagle
1- Northern Harrier
26- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Northern Goshawk
2- Red-Tailed Hawk
1- Rough-Legged Hawk
1- Merlin
1- Peregrine Falcon

TOTAL: 45

4/26

7- Turkey Vulture
2- Bald Eagle
3- Northern Harrier
33- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
3- Red-Tailed Hawk
1- Merlin

TOTAL: 49

Hoods up Goshawk release: Joe Nault

4/24 & 4/25

4/24

6- Turkey Vulture
3- Bald Eagle
7- Northern Harrier
278- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
5- Northern Goshawk
2- Broad-Winged Hawk
3- Red-Tailed Hawk
11- Rough-Legged Hawk
5- American Kestrel
6- Merlin

TOTAL: 326

4/25

15- Turkey Vulture
2- 0sprey
6- Bald Eagle
5- Northern Harrier
114- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Coopers Hawk
1- Broad-Winged Hawk
12- Red-Tailed Hawk
9- Rough-Legged Hawk
4- American Kestrel

TOTAL: 169

Spring Fling went off without a hitch in my opinion, I had a lot of fun on the platform this weekend. To those who missed out on Norman Smiths presentation last night, BUMMER, it was awesome. I'm very glad he was the keynote speaker this year.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the hawk platform and helped me spot birds.
Photo, Rough-Legged: JIM KRISS!

4/22 & 4/23

4/22

8- Turkey Vulture
5- Osprey
6- Bald Eagle
6- Northern Harrier
46- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
2- Coopers Hawk
5- Northern Goshawk
2- Red-Shouldered Hawk
15- Broad-Winged Hawk
7- Red-Tailed Hawk
7- Rough-Legged Hawk
3- American Kestrel
2- Merlin
1- Unknown Eagle

TOTAL: 115

4/23

16- Turkey Vulture
6- Bald Eagle
8- Northern Harrier
325- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
3- Northern Goshawk
1- Red-Shouldered Hawk
4- Broad-Winged Hawk
5- Red-Tailed Hawk
2- Golden Eagle
23- American Kestrel
4- Merlin
1- Unknown Eagle

TOTAL: 398

Currently listening to "...And justice for all."
Photo of Adult Male Harrier by Jim Kriss

4/21

5- Turkey Vulture
1- 0sprey
1- Bald Eagle
6- Northern Harrier
7- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Coopers Hawk
2- Northern Goshawk
2- Red-Tailed Hawk
10- American Kestrel

TOTAL: 35

4/19 & 4/20

4/19

10- Turkey Vulture
4- Bald Eagle
2- Northern Harrier
30- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
2- Coopers Hawk
1- Northern Goshawk
1- Broad-Winged Hawk
12- Red-Tailed Hawk
4- Rough-Legged Hawk

TOTAL: 66

4/20

22- Turkey Vulture
11- Bald Eagle
5- Northern Harrier
68- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Coopers Hawk
3- Northern Goshawk
1- Red-Shouldered Hawk
3- Broad-Winged Hawk
21- Red-Tailed Hawk
11- Rough-Legged Hawk
5- Golden Eagle
3- American Kestrel

TOTAL: 154

Joe Nault covered for me today and took the above picture of the Adult Sharp-Shinned Hawk. I won't predict, since the last two days weren't as good as I originally thought they'd be... Tomorrows gonna' be G-0-0-D.

4/18

8- Turkey Vulture
2- Osprey
1- Bald Eagle
1- Northern Harrier
62- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
2- Coopers Hawk
2- Northern Goshawk
16- Red-Tailed Hawk
4- Rough-Legged Hawk
2- Golden Eagle
1- American Kestrel

TOTAL: 101

Not a bad day. The winds were mostly out of the North.
I think tomorrow will be good and Tuesday has the potential to be very good.
photo cred: JOE NAULT!

4/17

not the best day.
overcast skies, fog, rain, snow, drizzle, and heavy winds kept the birds away

1- Bald Eagle

TOTAL: 1

hopefully tomorrow this front will be past and we'll get a push.
there isn't a good chance of rain, winds are predicted to be coming out of the north changing to northwest by the end of the day. its got to get good.

4/16

6- Turkey Vulture
1- Bald Eagle
5- Northern Harrier
16- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Broad-Winged Hawk
7- Red-Tailed Hawk
1- American Kestrel
1- Merlin

TOTAL: 38

4/15

the count today was sandwiched on either side by inclement weather, only allowing for 4 hours of counting today but we got a lot of birds in those few hours.

8- Turkey Vulture
4- Bald Eagle
38- Northern Harrier
309- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
2- Northern Goshawk
25- Red-Tailed Hawk
9- Rough-Legged Hawk
28- American Kestrel
3- Merlin

TOTAL: 426

thanks to Jim Kriss from the Illinois Beach State Park hawk watch for his help with todays count.

4/14

16- Turkey Vulture
3- Bald Eagle
22- Northern Harrier
482- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
2- Northern Goshawk
32- Red-Tailed Hawk (1 partial albino!!)
13- Rough-Legged Hawk
52- American Kestrel
1- Merlin

TOTAL: 623

* Check out the info on these Golden Eagles being monitored by Minn. Audubon. They both came pretty close to the Point! The link is on our website under the "news" tab. www.wpbo.org

4/12 & 4/13

4/12

16- Turkey Vulture
4- Bald Eagle
38- Northern Harrier
81- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
4- Northern Goshawk
4- Red-Tailed Hawk
15- Rough-Legged Hawk
18- American Kestrel
1- Merlin
1- Peregrine Falcon

TOTAL: 182

4/13

45- Turkey Vulture
1- Ospery
3- Bald Eagle
28- Northern Harrier
515- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Coopers Hawk
5- Northern Goshawk
40- Red-Tailed Hawk
34- Rough-Legged Hawk
3- Golden Eagle
10- American Kestrel
2- Merlin
1- Peregrine Falcon

TOTAL: 688

photo of dark Red-Tailed by Joe Nault.

4/10 & 4/11

4/10- Jason Bojczyk

2-Turkey Vulture
1- Bald Eagle
21- Northern Harrier
4- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
2- Northern Goshawk
2- Red-Tailed Hawk
2- Rough-Legged Hawk
2- American Kestrel
1- Merlin
1- Peregrine Falcon
1- Unknown Small Falcon
1- Unknown Small Accipiter

TOTAL: 40

4/11

5- Turkey Vulture
4- Bald Eagle
6- Northern Harrier
23- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
4- Northern Goshawk
9- Red-Tailed Hawk
3- Rough-Legged Hawk
1- American Kestrel
2- Merlin

TOTAL: 57

Hopefully this upcoming week picks up.
Keep it light ya'll, thanks for reading.

4/8 & 4/9

I have observed for 5 hours in the past two days.
Heavy fog, snow showers (5 inches), and high winds have produced poor visibility.

4/8
TOTAL=0

4/9
2- Turkey Vultures

TOTAL=2

If it would have picked up for the last hour or two today I would say it would be better tomorrow... maybe we'll see some birds the second half of the day, Saturday.
If not, Sunday we should get some movement. I'll keep ya'll posted.

4/7

SLOW .

4- Turkey Vulture
1- Osprey
1- Bald Eagle
1- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Northern Goshawk
4- Red-Tailed Hawk
1- Merlin

TOTAL: 13!!

4/6

17- Turkey Vulture
4- Bald Eagle
13- Northern Harrier
238- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Coopers Hawk
3- Northern Goshawk
6- Red-Tailed Hawk
5- Rough-Legged Hawk
2- American Kestrel
1- Merlin
1- Peregrine Falcon

TOTAL: 291

4/5

8- Turkey Vulture
2- Bald Eagle
2- Northern Harrier
59- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
2- Coopers Hawk
1- Northern Goshawk
2- Red-Shouldered Hawk
3- Red-Tailed Hawk
3- Rough-Legged Hawk
2- American Kestrel

TOTAL: 84

4/4

4- Turkey Vulture
2- Bald Eagle
12- Northern Harrier
120- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Coopers Hawk
2- Northern Goshawk
1- Red-Shouldered Hawk
93- Red-Tailed Hawk
2- Rough-Legged Hawk
1- Golden Eagle
3- American Kestrel
1- Merlin

TOTAL: 242

4/3

Jason filled in for me today.

9- Turkey Vulture
3- Bald Eagle
31- Northern Harrier
117- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
2- Northern Goshawk
1- Red-Shouldered Hawk
54- Red-Tailed Hawk
18- Rough-Legged Hawk
5- American Kestrel
2- Merlin

Total: 242

4/2

We got our first slight west winds today, it got nuts.
SSW mostly and a little SSE.

4- Turkey Vulture
5- Bald Eagle
76- Northern Harrier
499- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Coopers Hawk
6- Northern Goshawk
43- Red-Tailed Hawk
16- Rough-Legged Hawk
25- American Kestrel
4- Merlin
1- Unidentified Falcon

drum roll please... 680 total birds.
Sorry on that one Unidentified Falcon, I'll try harder next time.
Big thank you to Ken, Jason, and David Mahan for their help spotting today.

4/1

7- Turkey Vulture
7- Bald Eagle
72- Northern Harrier
168- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
3- Northern Goshawk
1- Red-Shouldered Hawk
35- Red-Tailed Hawk
8- Rough-Legged Hawk
8- American Kestrel
1- Merlin

TOTAL: 310

It was a good one today, thanks to everyone that came up and helped out.

3/31

It was a great day.
I couldn't even take a sip of water without seeing a Harrier.

2-Turkey Vulture
9- Bald Eagle
59(!)- Northern Harrier (28 Adult Males)
36-Sharp-Shinned Hawk
8-Northern Goshawk (5 Adult)
19- Red-Tailed Hawk
4- Rough-Legged Hawk
11- American Kestrel
1- Merlin

TOTAL: 149

Thanks to trucker Ken for his help spotting.

3/30

sunny skies and winds out of the S/SE.
barometric pressure dropping the last few hours and clouds forming.

1- Turkey Vulture
6- Bald Eagle
14- Northern Harrier (7 good looking adult males!)
5- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
7- Northern Goshawk
1- Red-Shouldered Hawk
12- Red-Tailed Hawk
2- Rough-Legged Hawk

The best day yet and its only going to get better.

3/29

Winds are still out of the N/NE.

6-Bald Eagle
1- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Red-Shouldered Hawk
21- Red-Tailed Hawk

3/27 & 3/28

Jason Bojczyk covered for me yesterday (3/27) and the totals were:

11-Bald Eagle
2- Northern Harrier
2- Northern Goshawk
7- Red Tailed-Hawk
1- American Kestrel
2- Merlin

Today (3/28) the count was delayed by an hour due to rain/snow and poor visibility.
Totals:

2- Bald Eagle
1- Northern Harrier
1- Sharp-Shinned Hawk
1- Red-Tailed Hawk

The weather mystics predict warming weather throughout the week and winds out of the southwest. Hopefully we will be seeing our first 100+ bird day(s) in the upcoming few days.

3/26

The temperature was below freezing all day, but the sun and lack of wind made for a pleasurable count day. Both Kim LeBlanc & Jason Bojczyk helped pass the time today during the slower hours.

6- Bald Eagles
1- Northern Goshawk
1- Red-Tailed Hawk
1- Golden Eagle
1- Merlin

Jason will be filling in for me tomorrow, stop in for a visit, he predicts the first 100 bird day due to winds out of the SE. Fingers crossed.

3/25

Snow, heavy winds, fog, and overcast skies delayed the start of the count today.
At noon the snow and wind persisted but the skies started to clear.
Cold cold temperatures.

Totals:
3-American Crow

No raptors were seen today.
It was the first day that I was officially skunked.
Hopefully better luck tomorrow.

3/24

It was a very pleasant day atop the platform. Not too windy and sunny all day.

5- Bald Eagle
1- Northern Goshawk
1- Red-Shouldered Hawk
10- Red- Tailed Hawk
1- MERLIN, first falcon of the season!

3/23

7- Bald Eagle
1- Red-Shouldered Hawk
7- Red-Tailed Hawk
2-Golden Eagle

Other:
4-Common Grackle (first sighting)

3/22

winds out of the east, very calm last half of the count- high, thermalling birds

Totals:
10- Bald Eagles
2- Sharp-Shinned Hawks
2- Red-Shouldered Hawks
11- Red-Tailed Hawks
4- Rough-Legged Hawks
3- Golden Eagles

3/21

It was a mild day on the hawk watching platform, though at the start of the count temperatures were below freezing. Winds were out of the S/SE for most of the day and died down the last 3 hours.

Hawk Totals:
8-Bald Eagles
1-Red-Tailed Hawk
1-Northern Goshawk

Other Notables:
1-Ruffed Grouse

3/20

Jason Bojczyk filled in for me today.
The skies were overcast and the temperatures were below freezing.
The winds were out of the North/Northwest.

4- Bald Eagles

Other:
2- Pine Siskins
3- Bohemian Waxwings

3/19

The skies were overcast most of the day with consistent winds out of the west/northwest.
Jason Bojczyk helped out for the last two hours and will be filling in for me on my days off.

5- Bald Eagles
1- Northern Harrier (beautiful adult male)
1- Red-tailed Hawk

Other notes:
2- Red-winged Blackbirds

3/18

15-Bald Eagles
2-Sharp-Shinned Hawk
4- Red-Tailed Hawk

other notes:
5-Common Merganser
1- Sandhill Crane

3/17

14- Bald Eagle
3-Northern Harrier
1- Northern Goshawk
2- Golden Eagle
4-Sharp-Shinned Hawk

Day 2

There was good visibility and minimal wind today.
It was also very sunny.

Hawk Totals:
9- Bald Eagles (6 adults, 2 trans, 1 non-adult)
1- Golden Eagle (immature)

Other Notes:
35- Snow Buntings (estimated flock size)
12- Black Capped Chickadees

first day of the spring 2010 count

There was good visibility, with slightly cloudy skies.
The wind was out of the NW and was gusty towards the end of the counting day.

Hawk Totals:
3-Golden Eagles (all sub-adults)
1-Northern Harrier (too far away to tell age or sex)

Other Notes:
1- Blue Jay
5- Bohemian Waxwings
1- Pileated Woodpecker

Thanks to Leonard and Jason for their help on the platform today.