Date: 11/14/24 7:21 am
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Rose Tree Park (13 Nov 2024) 19 Raptors
Rose Tree Park
Media, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 14 134 620
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 0 75
Northern Harrier 0 2 31
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 13 98
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 11 318
Cooper's Hawk 1 6 53
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 15 39
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 65
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 34 65
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 96
Merlin 0 0 15
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 10
Unknown Vulture 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 11
Unknown Buteo 0 0 6
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Raptor 0 1 18

Total: 19 216 1524
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter: Chris Pugliese, Tom Bush

Observers: Chris Pugliese

Weather:
Temperature upper 30s to 40sF. Deep blue skies and zero clouds all day
which made for challenging viewing conditions.
Winds were NE.



Raptor Observations:
A few of the usual migrants.
A Merlin accompanied the afternoon country sitting atop a metasequoia for a
half hour. It did not seem to migrate.

Non-raptor Observations:
Some Canada Geese, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles on the move. Two
Common Ravens and two Ring-billed Gulls were also spotted.
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Report submitted by David Eberly (<david.eberly...>)
Rose Tree Park information may be found at:
www.rtphawkwatch.org


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