Date: 10/7/24 9:19 pm
From: Barbara M Volkle <barb620...>
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Blueberry Hill (07 Oct 2024) 7 Raptors
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2024 00:15:14 +0000
From: <reports...>
Subject: Blueberry Hill (07 Oct 2024) 7 Raptors


Blueberry Hill
Granville, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 3 61 61
Osprey 0 11 47
Bald Eagle 0 3 6
Northern Harrier 1 5 24
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 26 131
Cooper's Hawk 1 4 8
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 686
Red-tailed Hawk 1 2 2
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 25 72
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 4
Merlin 0 4 18
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 2
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 3
Unknown Vulture 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 16

Total: 7 153 1082
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Observation start time: 09:45:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total
observation time: 4.25 hours

Official Counter: John Weeks

Observers: Gary Adamson, John Weeks

Visitors:
Local resident Wes and his amiable retriever Dinah.


Weather:
Mostly cloudy (60%) to start, becoming mostly sunny. One brief spell of
drizzle. Blustery wind NW backing to W in the last hour, 7-10 mph.
Temperature 64-67 F.
Raptor Observations:
Few migrants observed, despite the theoretically favorable winds. Not
counted as migrants: Turkey Vultures 3, Bald Eagles 2 (adult + distant
bird of unknown age), Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawks 2.

Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Jays (50 migrants), Black-capped Chickadees 2, Ruby-crowned
Kinglet,
Dark-eyed Junco. Warblers: Northern Parula, Blackpoll, Palm 3,
Yellow-rumped 15.
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Report submitted by John Weeks (<aerie.john...>)


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