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Date: 9/19/25 2:20 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [JERSEYBI] Raccoon Ridge (19 Sep 2025) 152 Raptors
Raccoon Ridge Blairstown, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 50 55 Bald Eagle 4 57 87 Northern Harrier 1 11 15 Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 205 206 Cooper's Hawk 1 9 11 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 122 6856 6882 Red-tailed Hawk 0 10 10 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 42 45 Merlin 0 16 18 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 3 3 Total: 152 7260 7333 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 6.75 hours Official Counter: Jim Thomson Observers: Phil Rodriguez, Tom Campbell Visitors: Daniel Mulleavey - Welcome back. Weather: Temps- 59-79 Deg.F, Wind- NW@ 5-10mph Clear Blue Skies in am to partly cloudy in pm. Raptor Observations: BE- 10:02I, 11:10I, 12:21I, 2:38I A bit to the quiet side on the ridge today. We had some nice action between the hours of 10:00am - Noon and than things just shut down. Only 2 raptors recorded between Noon - 3:30pm. Our Bird(s) of the Day selection goes to the 2 Sharpies that were locked in a serious dogfight.Chasing, diving, and vocalizing at each other as they moved down ridge.Great looks at these two as they were close to the ridge on the river side. Non-raptor Observations: Red-headed Woodpecker- Adult ( flew by at close range on the river side) Monarch- 4 Bluejays Ravens- 4 TV's & BV's Tree Swallows RB Nuthatch- 1 ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jim Thomson (<hawkinflight...>) More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=339 List Guidelines: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind2107&L=JERSEYBI&P=R685&X=OE8E22FEF3A2B10DFE5 List help: <jerseybi-request...> List archives: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=jerseybi NJ Bird Records Committee: www.njbrc.com

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