Date: 11/14/24 3:04 pm
From: Barbara Volkle <barb620...>
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Blueberry Hill (14 Nov 2024) 1 Raptor
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:13:09 +0000
From:<reports...>
Subject: Blueberry Hill (14 Nov 2024) 1 Raptor


Blueberry Hill
Granville, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2024
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Species           Day's Count    Month Total  Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              1
Turkey Vulture              0            29            498
Osprey                     0              0            47
Bald Eagle                  0              2            10
Northern Harrier            0              4            34
Sharp-shinned Hawk          1              3            194
Cooper's Hawk                0              1            15
American Goshawk            0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              3              7
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0            686
Red-tailed Hawk              0            31            50
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                0              3              4
American Kestrel            0              1            83
Peregrine Falcon            0              0              6
Merlin                     0              0            24
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              4
Unknown Buteo                0            21            23
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Falcon              0              0              3
Unknown Vulture              0              0              0
Unknown Raptor              0              2            27

Total:                     1            100          1716
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Observation start time: 10:15:00
Observation end  time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 2.75 hours

Official Counter:        John Weeks

Observers:       John Weeks, Steve Tysz

Weather:
High, thin clouds covered 50%-70% of the sky, but the day felt sunny. Wind
NE 7-10 mph with frequent lulls.  Temperature 38-40 F.

Raptor Observations:
One Sharp-shin was the only raptor that looked like a migrant.  Not
counted: 3 Black Vultures (presumably the same trio we've been seeing for
weeks), 2 adult Bald Eagles.  2 Red-tails hunting the area.

Non-raptor Observations:
Wild Turkeys (flock of 11 hens on the side of North Lane), SANDHILL CRANES
2 (distant view to the east ??? possibly the same pair seen in the vicinity
earlier this fall), Blue Jay, American Crows 2, Common Raven, Eastern
Bluebird, American Goldfinch, Snow Bunting, Dark-eyed Juncos 2.
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Report submitted by John Weeks (<aerie.john...>)


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