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Date: 9/26/25 2:59 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [JERSEYBI] Raccoon Ridge (26 Sep 2025) 182 Raptors
Raccoon Ridge Blairstown, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 1 62 67 Bald Eagle 7 71 101 Northern Harrier 2 13 17 Sharp-shinned Hawk 50 287 288 Cooper's Hawk 2 16 18 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 109 7247 7273 Red-tailed Hawk 2 12 12 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5 53 56 Merlin 2 19 21 Peregrine Falcon 1 3 3 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: 182 7788 7861 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jim Thomson Observers: Al Ambler, Brian Butler, Harry Quinn, Phil Rodriguez Visitors: Additional observers- Tom Campbell, Craig Stockert SOBO's - Tacocat, Chicken Tenders, Turtletoe- Best of luck the rest of the way ! Weather: Temps- 66-80 Deg.F. Wind- NW@ 1-5mph Clear to partly cloudy skies Raptor Observations: The fella's had a fine day on the ridge today ! Many thanks to Phil Rodriguez for conducting the count ! Great action and nice raptor diversity! The guys picked up a nice number of Broadwings and a solid Sharpie flight ! The Bird of the Day selection goes to the immie Red-shoulder that came zipping in from the reservoir side and made a bee line to the owl decoy before heading down ridge! Awesome !! Non-raptor Observations: Monarch- 23 RT Hummingbird- 2 ======================================================================== 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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