Date: 9/27/25 6:17 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [NHBirds] Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory (27 Sep 2025) 149 Raptors
Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 2
Turkey Vulture 0 16 16
Osprey 7 145 150
Bald Eagle 8 97 100
Northern Harrier 10 59 59
Sharp-shinned Hawk 44 700 706
Cooper's Hawk 8 102 102
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 7
Broad-winged Hawk 64 5771 5793
Red-tailed Hawk 1 3 3
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 5 145 145
Merlin 0 34 35
Peregrine Falcon 1 12 12
Unknown Accipitrine 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 19 19

Total: 149 7113 7152
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours

Official Counter: Kate McKay, Mark Timmerman

Observers: Amy Maurer, Chuck Carlson, Judd Nathan, Mark Timmerman

Visitors:
212. Thanks to Dave, Nathan, Cynthia, Kat & Jamie, Dani, and many others
for observing with us!


Weather:
Partly sunny early with a slight breeze and temperatures in the fifties and
sixties. It became mostly cloudy in the afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
A nice diversity of raptors. Highlights included 10 harriers (our highest
day count for this season so far), several Bald Eagles, some really
beautiful male kestrels, and a migrant Red-tail.

Non-raptor Observations:
Several songbirds about including a colorful male Purple Finch posing for
photographs. We also observed a Common Drone Fly, Spring Peeper, and
Eastern Cottontail.
Monarchs: 12/480

Predictions:
Tomorrow looks mostly sunny and warm with temperatures in the sixties and
seventies.
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Report submitted by Kate McKay (<northernjay444...>)
Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory information may be found at:
www.harriscenter.org


More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=320


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