Date: 10/22/24 8:28 pm
From: Barbara M Volkle <barb620...>
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Blueberry Hill (21 Oct 2024) 9 Raptors
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 22:20:36 +0000
From: <reports...>
Subject: Blueberry Hill (21 Oct 2024) 9 Raptors


Blueberry Hill
Granville, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 6 417 417
Osprey 0 11 47
Bald Eagle 0 4 7
Northern Harrier 0 9 28
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 80 185
Cooper's Hawk 0 8 12
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 686
Red-tailed Hawk 1 7 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 35 82
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 5
Merlin 0 9 23
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 4
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 3
Unknown Vulture 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 9 23

Total: 9 603 1532
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Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total
observation time: 3.25 hours

Official Counter: John Weeks

Observers: John Weeks

Visitors:
Steve Tysz contributed valuable sightings of distant birds. His daughter
Katie visited with her dog Ripple, who played (sometimes a little
roughly)
with Steve's dog Luna.


Weather:
Another day of nearly cloudless skies with dense haze. Unseasonably
warm,
69-76 F (in the shade). Variable wind WNW/NW/W 5-8 mph.

Raptor Observations:
The expected trickle of migrants. Not counted: Group of 4 Black
Vultures,
adult Bald Eagle, juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk.

Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Jay, American Crows 8 (migrants), Black-capped Chickadee,
Ruby-crowned
Kinglets 3, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow,
White-throated Sparrow, Palm Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warblers 2.

Predictions:
Paint will dry well.
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Report submitted by John Weeks (<aerie.john...>)


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