HSR: Lighthouse Point (09 Nov 2009) 7 Raptors

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Lighthouse Point
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2009
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              1
Turkey Vulture               0             67            286
Osprey                       0              5            962
Bald Eagle                   0              5            144
Northern Harrier             0             11            324
Sharp-shinned Hawk           6            183           5275
Cooper's Hawk                1             56           1202
Northern Goshawk             0              0              4
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             79            184
Broad-winged Hawk            0              2           1651
Red-tailed Hawk              0            202            447
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              8
American Kestrel             0              4           1310
Merlin                       0              4            336
Peregrine Falcon             0             11            141
Unknown Accipiter            0              7             95
Unknown Buteo                0             27             59
Unknown Falcon               0              0             20
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0             16            114
Short-eared Owl              0              0              1

Total:                       7            679          12564
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Observation start time: 06:15:00
Observation end   time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 5.75 hours

Official Counter:        Greg Hanisek

Observers:        Bill Banks

Weather:
WNW @ 2 0-10% cc, high pressure continues.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:
Light variable N winds for the first few hours (before the butterflies
started flying) produced a good passerine flight, mostly recorded by Bill
Banks.
 
3000 American Robins, 1200 Cedar Waxwings, 5400 Red-winged Blackbirds,
27,000 Common Grackles.

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Report submitted by  Ron Bell (ronald.g.bell@...)
Lighthouse Point information may be found at:
http://www.battaly.com/nehw/


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