HSR: Mount Peter (06 Nov 2009) 171 Raptors

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Mount Peter
Warwick, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2009
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                7              7             40
Turkey Vulture              30             48            170
Osprey                       0              0            175
Bald Eagle                   0              1             43
Northern Harrier             1              6             34
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0             22           1095
Cooper's Hawk                2              7             88
Northern Goshawk             1              1              1
Red-shouldered Hawk          1              5             32
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0           4505
Red-tailed Hawk            129            282            420
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              3
American Kestrel             0              0            183
Merlin                       0              0             22
Peregrine Falcon             0              0             14
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              5
Unknown Buteo                0              0              8
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon               0              0              1
Unknown Raptor               0              2             21

Total:                     171            381           6860
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end   time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter:        Carol Linguanti

Observers:        

Visitors:
Ralph Tabor from the Mearns Club


Weather:
Cold and cloudy with very strong NW winds.  Temperatures ranged from 3 to 6
C.

Raptor Observations:
1 female N. Harrier
1 adult Red-shouldered Hawk
At 1:10 p.m., a Red-tail flew over the watch, carrying a long waving piece
of material.  South of the platform, the Tail was suddenly attacked by an
immature Bald Eagle who was heading north.  The Red-tail dropped the item,
and the eagle grabbed the item as it floated in the air and then flew north
with his prize.  The eagle wasn't counted.

Non-raptor Observations:

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Report submitted by Judy Cinquina (judycinq@...)


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