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Date: 4/9/25 8:56 pm From: Barbara M Volkle <barb620...> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Belle Isle Reservation (09 Apr 2025) Raptors
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2025 20:50:41 +0000 From: <reports...> Subject: Belle Isle Reservation (09 Apr 2025) Raptors Belle Isle Reservation East Boston, Massachusetts, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 09, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipitrine 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 0 1 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 12:45:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 2.25 hours Official Counter: Craig Jackson Observers: Weather: Strong (3) NW-WNW with gusts as high as21 km/hr; Temperature -- 8-6??C; cloud cover -- 0-2% (at end of watch) Raptor Observations: No migrating raptors; 1 AK seen in the meadow before I got to the watch site; pair of Osprey - female sitting on nest at times Non-raptor Observations: Ducks -- Mallard - pair, Black Duck - pair, Green-winged Teal - 17, possible Gadwall, RB Merganser - 5 (2m,3f) DC Cormorant -2; Great Egret - 2; Snowy Egret - 1; Herring Gull - 8; Kingfisher - pair; Crow - 3 Predictions: Winds do not seem to be favorable until next Monday at this point ======================================================================== Report submitted by Craig Jackson (<crleja1949...>) More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=972

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