Date: 3/27/25 1:10 pm
From: <jerrymcw...> <0000001b5c226889-dmarc-request...>
Subject: Erie County, Presque Isle Hawk Watch for March 27, 2025
Presque Isle
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 27, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 439 4729 4729
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 31 31
Northern Harrier 0 7 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 14 14
Cooper's Hawk 0 4 4
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 42 42
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 55 55
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 5 5
Merlin 0 5 5
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipitrine 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 6 6
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0

Total: 440 4900 4900
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 10:00:00
Total observation time: 2 hours

Official Counter: Jerry McWilliams

Observers:

Visitors:
None


Weather:
Clear and unseasonably cold, light SW wind.

Raptor Observations:
Vultures started moving low and close to the lake at start time with small
groups passing almost continuously. I had to limit my time today because
of a family medical procedure, otherwise I suspect the flight continued in
this manner until the winds shifted to the west later in the day.

Non-raptor Observations:
Canada Goose 7, European Starling, Red-winged Blackbird, American Robin,
Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Tree Swallow 1, unidentified Passerines 6,
Common Grackle, American Crow, Rock Pigeon 1, Mourning Dove 2.

Predictions:
Warmer with SSE wind and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. I
suspect birds moving close to the lake, at least in the morning before rain
arrives.
Jerry McWilliamsErie, Erie County, <Pa.jerrymcw...>

 
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