Date: 2/20/26 10:21 am
From: <jerrymcw...> <0000001b5c226889-dmarc-request...>
Subject: Presque Isle Hawk Watch for February 20, 2026
Presque Isle
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Feb 20, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 1 1 1
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 2 2 2
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 0
Merlin 0 0 0
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 0 0

Total: 3 3 3
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 11:15:00
Total observation time: 2 hours

Official Counter: Jerry McWilliams

Observers: Jerry McWilliams

Weather:
Moistly to variably cloudy with strong SSW wind and mild temps.

Raptor Observations:
Conditions looked good for an early season flight, so I watched the skies
for a couple of hours. No vultures as I expected, but I was treated to two
dark morph Rough-legged hawks moving east together.

Non-raptor Observations:
Canada Goose 12, Rock Pigeon 5, Mourning Dove 1, a few American Herring and
Ring-billed Gulls, American Crow 22Horned Lark 5, Red-winged Blackbird 40,
Common Grackle 6, European Starling 200

Predictions:
Turning cold with snowJerry McWilliams,Erie, Erie County, <Pa.jerrymcw...>

 
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