Date: 3/5/25 11:55 am
From: <jerrymcw...> <0000001b5c226889-dmarc-request...>
Subject: Erie County, Presque Isle Hawk Watch for March 5, 2025
Presque Isle
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 05, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 23 104 104
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 3 3
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 1
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 6 6
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 1 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipitrine 1 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0

Total: 28 118 118
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 11:30:00
Total observation time: 1.5 hours

Official Counter: Jerry McWilliams

Observers: Bernie O'Connor, Roger Donn

Visitors:
Bernie O'Connor and Roger Donn assisted with the count. One curious visitor
stopped briefly.


Weather:
Mostly cloudy with strong SSE wind and continued warm.

Raptor Observations:
Just a few TVs passing ahead of rain showers and a couple of Merlins, with
one believed to be a migrant and some accipiters.

Non-raptor Observations:
Canada Goose-136, Killdeer-10, Snow Bunting-1, Double-crested Cormorant-11,
American Crow-11, Common Raven-3, Blue Jay-1, American Robin-2, Rock
igeon-10, thousands of blackbirds, mostly Red-winged Blackbirds, but a good
number of Common Grackles as well.

Predictions:
Musch colder with snow showers. No hawk watching tomorrow.
Jerry McWilliamsErier, Erie County, Pa.,<jerrymcw...>

 
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