Date: 4/29/25 2:12 pm
From: <jerrymcw...> <0000001b5c226889-dmarc-request...>
Subject: Erie County, Presque Isle Hawk Watch for April 29, 2025
Presque Isle
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 29, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 134 3147 8331
Osprey 3 14 14
Bald Eagle 4 52 83
Northern Harrier 3 15 22
Sharp-shinned Hawk 24 511 528
Cooper's Hawk 2 8 12
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 47
Broad-winged Hawk 21 1555 1555
Red-tailed Hawk 12 62 117
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 5 125 134
Merlin 1 1 6
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1
Unknown Accipitrine 0 2 3
Unknown Buteo 0 2 8
Unknown Falcon 0 1 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0

Total: 210 5499 10863
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter: Jerry McWilliams

Observers: Bernie O'Connor, Julie Leonard, Russ States

Visitors:
Julie Leonard, Bernie O'Connor, and Russ States counted while I was away
for family medical needs, then I joined them later. Visitors included
Laura Giles, Environmental educator for DCNR Ray Bierbower, and Ken Felix's
brother Buzz Felix.


Weather:
Variably cloudy with strong SSW and very warm

Raptor Observations:
No large numbers of birds, but steady and spread across the sky. TVs, BWs,
and SS dominated the skies.

Non-raptor Observations:
hundreds of Blue Jays, Northern Flicker, American Goldfinch 3,
Double-crested Cormorant 2, Barn and Tree Swallow

Predictions:
Cold with a high of only 50 F with north wind. Not a flight day.Jerry McWilliamsErie, Erie County, <Pa.jerrymcw...>

 
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