Franklin Mt. Oneonta, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 4 424 424 Osprey 0 9 70 Bald Eagle 0 43 140 Northern Harrier 0 10 24 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 235 366 Cooper's Hawk 0 39 61 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 6 10 Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 2338 Red-tailed Hawk 0 81 124 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 35 117 Merlin 0 10 24 Peregrine Falcon 0 12 16 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 4 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 3 24 Total: 7 915 3744 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 11:00:00 Total observation time: 3.5 hours Official Counter: Pam Peters Observers: Visitors: 3, including Matthew from Long Island. A few hikers and a family with a stroller. Weather: Persistent winds from the S/SW with gusts from the SE to 25 mph. Unseasonably warm mid 60s-70F, clouds and sun and then rain from the west. Visibility better to the NE while the Far Farm sat in a dark haze all morning. Raptor Observations: 3 TVs sailed over early, another passed though in the 10 hour. 3 SSs really fighting the wind. A local RT was seen briefly. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays and Crows were the most abundant and active. Several Bluebirds sttruggled to fly over the ridge. A small flock of Geese sat in the wetlands. Predictions: More rain. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Pam Peters ([email protected]) Franklin Mt. information may be found at: www.FranklinMt.org More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=361 -- New postings to the entire list: [email protected] Subscription configuration instructions: https://it.cornell.edu/lyris/basic-e-list-member-tasks Listowner contact: [email protected] Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html
