HSR: Chestnut Ridge (08 Nov 2009) 20 Raptors

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Chestnut Ridge
Bedford, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2009
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              2             26
Turkey Vulture              10            164           1210
Osprey                       0              2            254
Bald Eagle                   0              4             53
Northern Harrier             1              4             64
Sharp-shinned Hawk           3             32           1692
Cooper's Hawk                0              9            312
Northern Goshawk             0              2             11
Red-shouldered Hawk          3             42             99
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0           5732
Red-tailed Hawk              3             85            160
Rough-legged Hawk            0              1              1
Golden Eagle                 0              1              7
American Kestrel             0              1            245
Merlin                       0              0             35
Peregrine Falcon             0              0             21
Unknown Accipiter            0              0             52
Unknown Buteo                0              3             12
Unknown Falcon               0              1             18
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              2             48

Total:                      20            355          10052
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end   time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours

Official Counter:        Arthur Green

Observers:        

Visitors:
28, including a late day visit by Julian Rockmore, who shared the fading
afternoon's light with me.


Weather:
Cloudless skies most of the day & a filthy, brown haze over most of my E
view.  Light, mostly W winds.  Some cirrostratus by mid afternoon.  Temp
55-64 F.

Raptor Observations:
SS stop-over 14:11, 14:44; NH Br 14:57

After a surprisingly quiet day, I found the spritz of high alt birds in
the 14:00-15:00 hour somewhat unnerving.

Non-raptor Observations:
2 Common Raven, 2 Eastern Bluebird (M+F), 1 Palm Warbler, 27 Cedar Waxwing.
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Report submitted by Arthur W. Green (awgreen@...)
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