Date: 10/16/25 7:22 am From: 'PAUL ROBERTS' via Arlington Birds <arlingtonbirds...> Subject: [Arlington Birds] Harrier at Home 10/15/25 and Mystic Lakes Dam Hawk Flight 10/16/25
Hi, Last night I had a life bird fly over my home in West Medford. A juvenile Northern Harrier, the first I've seen over my house in 42 years. We were returning from a day at Lighthouse Point in New Haven, watching 345 hawks, largely accipiters but including 10 harriers, among them a Gray Ghost. As I was unpacking the car at dusk, the harrier flew right over me, ending a great day. This morning in one hour the NW/N winds at 10-20+mph put on one of the best raptor shows I can recall at the lakes in 26 years. A late Osprey, the two local adult Bald Eagles (KZ and FAE), a juvenile female Sharp-shinned Hawk tail-chasing a male Merlin (first I think I've ever seen), another juvenile sharpie; 2 juvenile female Cooper's Hawks soaring together, a juvenile male Cooper's Hawk harassing a crow, and an adult female Cooper's Hawk flying east across the lower lake; 2 Red-tailed Hawks; 1 to possibly 3 different Merlins; an adult Peregrine harassing KZ, and possibly the same Peregrine soaring on its own. We are in peak accipiter and Peregrine migration right now, so chilly days with strong winds out of the north can produce decent flights anywhere. Keep your eyes open! Best, Paul Paul M. Roberts Medford, MA <phawk254...>
