Date: 11/18/24 7:33 pm
From: Barbara Volkle <barb620...>
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Blueberry Hill (18 Nov 2024) 5 Raptors
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 21:06:50 +0000
From:<reports...>
Subject: Blueberry Hill (18 Nov 2024) 5 Raptors


Blueberry Hill
Granville, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 2024
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Species           Day's Count    Month Total  Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              1
Turkey Vulture              2            33            502
Osprey                     0              0            47
Bald Eagle                  2              4            12
Northern Harrier            0              6            36
Sharp-shinned Hawk          0              3            194
Cooper's Hawk                0              1            15
American Goshawk            0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              4              8
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0            686
Red-tailed Hawk              1            35            54
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                0              4              5
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:                     5            114          1730
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end  time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 4.5 hours

Official Counter:        John Weeks

Observers:       John Weeks, Steve Tysz

Visitors:
Steve's son's dog Luna.


Weather:
Mostly sunny, with scattered and diminishing (40% > 2%) cumuli scudding
fast and low with the wind.  Wind NW 9-14 mph.  Temperature 50-56 F.

Raptor Observations:
Five migrants. A squad of six adult Bald Eagles offered an unusual sight as
they circled above Cobble Mountain Reservoir to the north at 11:42.  At
least two of them eventually headed south.  Not counted: 2 Black Vultures,
4 of the Bald Eagles, 2-3 Red-tails.

Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Jay, American Crow, Common Ravens 2, Black-capped Chickadee, American
Robins 5 (eating winterberries), American Goldfinch, Dark-eyed Juncos 2.

Predictions:
A carbon-copy (showing my age here) of today?
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Report submitted by John Weeks (<aerie.john...>)


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