Date: 2/27/26 11:24 am
From: <jerrymcw...> <0000001b5c226889-dmarc-request...>
Subject: Erie County, Presque Isle Hawk Watch for Feb. 27, 206
Presque Isle
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Feb 27, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 3 3 3
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 2 3 3
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 1
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 5 5 5
Rough-legged Hawk 0 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: 11 14 14
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 3 hours

Official Counter: Jerry McWilliams

Observers: Jerry McWilliams

Visitors:
none


Weather:
Mostly cloudy becoming clear, moderate SW wind, first warm day for a while.

Raptor Observations:
Very few birds, even though conditions were good, but it is still early in
the season. Three Bald Eagles believed to be local

Non-raptor Observations:
Canada Goose 13, Herring Gull 1, Ring-billed Gull 2, Rock Pigeon 15,
European Starling 2, Red-winged Blackbird 2, American Crow 8

Predictions:
Mild early then becoming colder with WNW wind. Conditions don't look
favorable for several days.Jerry McWilliamsErie, Erie County, <Pa.jerrymcw...>

 
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